The Battle of Shaker Heights

"When you're 17, every day is war."

Aug 22 2003 PG-13 1h 19m
Comedy, Drama, Romance

A quirky teen with a penchant for war reenactments, Kelly Ernswiler obsesses over military tactics with his buddy Bart. The school bully is one of Kelly's regular headaches, and he also has to deal with a frustrating situation at home, where his father is a recovering drug addict. Kelly's life gets even more complicated when he falls for Tabby, Bart's pretty and soon-to-be-wed older sister.

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Plot

A young war reenactor makes a friend on the battlefield who helps him use strategy to take on his high school enemy. Driven by newfound confidence, he seduces the friend's fetching older sister and risks the friendship. Reality intervenes when the illness of his ex-addict father forces the anger his irony masks to the surface and he has to decide if staying in a fantasy world is worth the consequences.

Written by

Erica Beeney

Directed by

Efram Potelle, Kyle Rankin

Cast

Shia LaBeouf, Elden Henson, Amy Smart

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

LivePlanet, Miramax

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

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