''Stolen Summer'' is a 2002

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about a

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boy who befriends a terminally ill

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boy and tries to convert him, believing that it is the only way the Jewish boy will get to

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. Directed by first time writer/director Pete Jones, ''Stolen Summer'' is the first film produced for ''

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'', an independent film competition created by

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and

Matt Damon Matthew Paige Damon (; born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. Ranked among ''Forbes'' most bankable stars, the films in which he has appeared have collectively earned over $3.88 billion at the North Americ ...

, and sponsored by

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.Stolen Summer
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as a documentary series chronicling the selection of Jones's script from approximately seven thousand entries, and the production of the film in

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in 2001. The film's casting department considered the casting of the

Jew Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""Th ...

ish Adi Stein as the Catholic Pete O'Malley, an ironic joke due to the characters attempting to convert a Jewish boy to Catholicism.

Cast

* Adi Stein as Pete O'Malley * Mike Weinberg as Danny Jacobsen *

Aidan Quinn Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an American actor who made his film debut in '' Reckless'' (1984). He has starred in over 80 feature films, including ''Desperately Seeking Susan'' (1985), '' The Mission'' (1986), ''Stakeout'' (1987), ''Aval ...

as Joe O'Malley *

Bonnie Hunt Bonnie Lynn Hunt (born September 22, 1961) is an American actress, comedian, director, producer, writer and television host. Her film roles include ''Rain Man'', ''Beethoven'', ''Beethoven's 2nd'', ''Jumanji'', ''Jerry Maguire'', '' The Green M ...

as Margaret O'Malley *

Kevin Pollak Kevin Elliot Pollak (born October 30, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and podcast host. He has appeared in over 80 films; his roles include Sam Weinberg in Rob Reiner's legal film ''A Few Good Men'', Jacob Goldman in '' Grump ...

as Rabbi Jacobsen *

Brian Dennehy Brian Manion Dennehy (; July 9, 1938 – April 15, 2020) was an American actor of stage, television, and film. He won two Tony Awards, an Olivier Award, and a Golden Globe, and received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Dennehy had roles in ...

as Father Kelly * Ryan Jonathan Kelley as Seamus O'Malley *

Eddie Kaye Thomas Eddie Kaye Thomas (born October 31, 1980) is an American actor who rose to prominence as Paul Finch in the ''American Pie'' film series. His other notable appearances include Andy Rosenberg in the ''Harold & Kumar'' series, Jeff Woodcock in ...

as Patrick O'Malley *

Will Malnati William Marc Malnati (born April 28, 1985) is an American restaurateur, producer, actor and entrepreneur. Early life Will Malnati is originally from Northbrook, Illinois. He attended New Trier High School and Cornell University. Malnati grew up ...

as Eddie O'Malley

Box office

The domestic total gross for the film was $134,726. Production costs were $1.8 million.Box Office Mojo page
for "Stolen Summer" (accessed February 23, 2007).

References

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* * * 2002 films 2002 drama films American drama films Films produced by Ben Affleck Films produced by Matt Damon Miramax films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2002 directorial debut films {{2000s-drama-film-stub