Product Details

• Actors: James Earl Jones, Jake LeDoux, Brendan Fletcher, Wendy Crewson, Jonathan Kroeker
• Directors: Helen Shaver
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Showtime Ent.
• DVD Release Date: October 10, 2000
• Run Time: 117 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004XMTO
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,051 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Summer's End" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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SUMMER'S END - DVD Movie

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great story... great acting, March 2, 2002

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Kenneth G. Pittman (Johnson City, TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summer's End [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The tale of Summer's End is about a black man, Dr. William Blakely, who returns to live in the town where his father was killed by whites when he was a young boy. The other main character is Jaime, a young boy who strikes up a friendship with Dr. Blakely and is the central "coming of age" figure. Also key to the plot are Jaime's older brother Hunter, his mother, and his brother's friend Lad. Lad is a young man brought up to belive what much of the town 'believes' (although only a small handful of Lad's family displays)- blacks are bad and shouldn't be in the town. It turns into a story of relationships as Lad and his grandfather (mainly) try to run Dr. Blakely out of town. It keeps your attention the entire time.

The acting in the movie is pretty incredible for a TV movie. James Earl Jones was the perfect casting for Dr. Blakely. Wendy Crewson plays Jaime's mother very well. The only acting I wasn't all that fond of was Brenden Fletcher, who played Hunter. What really stands out though is the acting of Jake LeDoux, who plays Jaime- you have to see it for yourself, but I don't understand why he hasn't landed bigger roles. Similar to Haley Joel Osment- wonderful at displaying a wide range of emotions.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not an End but a beginning, July 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Summer's End [VHS] (VHS Tape)

As an English teacher, I am always looking for companion films for novels I read in my classes. Summer's End is the perfect companion for Montana 1948 by Larry Watson. Both the film and the movie beautifully portray what happens when the youngest in a family discovers a "truth" about another member of the family. Both deal with several issues such as racism, family loyalty, and justice in a way that is both fair to the topic and engaging for my students. Both of these titles have been well received by students. I highly recommend both the film Summer's End and the novel Montana 1948.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING!, January 20, 2005

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Cowman "Mike" (Indiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Summer's End (DVD)

A must see movie James Earl Jones was great. Jake Ledoux did a good job,But I didn't see the wide range of emotions the other viewer saw.A GREAT MOVIE!