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Our Very Own
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1hr 56min
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2005
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Miramax
Synopsis: The directing debut of actor Cameron Watson, Our Very Own chronicles the daily hopes and dreams of high schoolers and their parents in a small Tennessee town, circa 1978. Shelbyville is the real-life birthplace not only of Watson, who wrote the script from his own recollections, but also of actress Sondra Locke -- or as the townspeople know her, "our very own Sondra Locke." The events take place in the days leading up to the town's annual horse show, where it is rumored Locke will return as a special ... Full Synopsis
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The opening shot of a dog riding atop the roof of a moving car -- a defining emblem of Shelbyville, TN -- may prepare viewers for another dose of the labored quirkiness that passes as indie hipsterism these days. But Our Very Own is more American Graffiti than Garden State, its eccentricities as small-scale as can be. In fact, Cameron Watson has made an almost squarely unhip film, full of earnest and ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Joan Whitfield
Billy Whitfield
Sally Crowder
Clancy Whitfield
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