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The true story of a boy... a girl... and the movie that changed everything.

5.8

2h 12m

2008

“The true story of a boy... a girl... and the movie that changed everything.”

Synopsis

Alienated, hopeful-filmmaker Pat Johnson's epic story growing up in rural Illinois, falling in love, and becoming the first fan of the movie that changed everything.

Director

Patrick Read Johnson

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Cast & Crew

John Francis Daley

John Francis Daley

as Pat Johnson

Colleen Camp

Colleen Camp

as Janet Johnson

Steve Coulter

Steve Coulter

as Bill Holmes

Emmi Chen

Emmi Chen

as Linda Augustyniak

Katie Jeep

as Robin Braden

Mark Lorenz

as Donny Allen (as Mark Buenning)

Gwen Kmiec

as Jody Johnson (as Gwen Streitmatter)

Eric Miles

as Jay Johnson

Tim Beringer

as Eric Johnson

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