Fort McCoy (film)

Fort McCoy is a 2011 American drama film written by Kate Connor, produced by Connor and Eric Stoltz, and directed by Connor and Michael Worth that stars Stoltz, Connor, Lyndsy Fonseca, Andy Hirsch, Camryn Manheim, Seymour Cassel, and Brendan Fehr.[2]

Fort McCoy
Film poster
Directed byKate Connor
Michael Worth
Written byKate Connor
Produced byKate Connor
Eric Stoltz
StarringEric Stoltz
Kate Connor
Lyndsy Fonseca
Andy Hirsch
Camryn Manheim
Seymour Cassel
Brendan Fehr
Rene Heger
CinematographyNeil Lisk
Edited byRobert Brakey
Music byDana Niu
Production
company
Marzipan Entertainment
Distributed byMonterey Media
Release date
  • May 5, 2011 (2011-05-05) (Newport Beach Intl. Film Festival)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$12,303[1]

The film depicts the life of a barber who is hired by the United States Army. His services are needed for a prisoner-of-war camp in Wisconsin.

Plot

In 1944 Frank Stirn moves his family to Wisconsin to become a barber for the US Army and a prisoner-of-war camp it oversees at Fort McCoy. Bitter that he is unable to fight because he is 4F, Frank takes a stand when a Nazi officer threatens his wife.

Production

The film was shot in California, and La Crosse, Wisconsin.[3]

Release

The film was first shown at Boston, Cannes Independent, Rhode Island, Savannah film festivals. The U.S. and Canadian rights were acquired by Monterey Media in March 2014. [4]

Festivals

Fort McCoy was shown at the following festivals:

  • Rhode Island International Film Festival[5]
  • Savannah Film Festival[6]
  • Hollywood Film Festival[7]
  • Cannes Independent Film Festival
  • TriMedia Film Festival[8]
  • Worldfest Houston[9]
  • Milan Intl Film Festival
  • Boston Film Festival
  • Ft Lauderdale Intl Film Festival
  • Stony Brook Film Festival
  • Tacoma Film Festival[10]
  • St. Louis Film Festival [11]
  • Dublin Film Festival[12]

References
  1. "Fort McCoy".
  2. Fort McCoy (2014)
  3. "'Fort McCoy' movie premieres in Tomah".
  4. Taylor Lindsay, IndieWire, 10 March 2014
  5. "Craig Sailor, The News Tribune, 11 April 2014". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  6. "Fort McCoy" a joy to watch: Savannah Film Festival
  7. “Inception” Wins Hollywood Movie Awards
  8. TriMedia Film Festival highlights film, TV and plays
  9. "Fort McCoy the Film starring Eric Stoltz and Kate Connor".
  10. "Fort McCoy - Independent Film-August 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-08-11. Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  11. Eric Stoltz Unofficial Site Fort McCoy Category
  12. Eric Stoltz Unofficial Site Fort McCoy Category


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