Pete (Adi Stein) is an eight-year-old Catholic boy growing up in the suburbs of Chicago in the mid-'70s. Pete attends Catholic school, where as classes let out for the summer, he's admonished by a nun to follow the path of Lord, and not that of the Devil. Perhaps taking this message a bit too seriously, Pete decides it's his goal for the summer to help someone get into heaven; having been told that Catholicism is the only sure path to the kingdom of the Lord, Pete decides to convert a Jew to Catholicism in order to improve their standing in the afterlife. Hoping to find a likely candidate, Pete begins visiting a nearby synagogue, where he gets to know Rabbi Jacobson (Kevin Pollack), who responds to Pete's barrage of questions with good humor. Pete also makes friends with the Rabbi's son, Danny (Michael Weinberg), who is about the same age; when he learns that Danny is seriously ill, he decides Danny would be an excellent choice for conversion. When the priest at Pete's church (Brian Dennehy) informs Pete that all will be tested before they pass the Pearly Gates, he sets up a mini-decathlon and puts Danny in training as he attempts to reshape his spiritual thinking. Pete's parents (Bonnie Hunt and Aidan Quinn) aren't sure just what to make of Pete's new summer project, and as they become aquatinted with Rabbi Jacobson, they share their perspectives on the unexpected trials of parenting.
Product Identifiers
Producer
Matt Damon, Patrick Peach, Ben Affleck
EAN
5055201817327
eBay Product ID (ePID)
111393289
Product Key Features
Film/TV Title
Stolen Summer
Actor
Michael Weinberg, Kevin Pollak, Aidan Quinn, Bonnie Hunt
Director
Pete Jones
Format
DVD
Language
English
Release Year
2012
Genre
Drama, General
Run Time
89 mins
Additional Product Features
Reviews
Chicago Sun-Times - ...This is a movie that tells stories that work....[The film] is charming, is moving, is funny and looks professional..., Entertainment Weekly - ...Honest and unironic...