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You Had Me at Ed Harris, But the Rest Is Pretty Damn Interesting Too

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (25)

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Sold.

Fucking sold. Here’s a movie that was designed for people like me and Dustin. Shall I list the ingredients? Baseball. Coming of age. Ed Harris. Robert Forster. Brad Dourif. No superfluous love story. Oh, and baseball.

Now here’s the really interesting part. It’s based on the lives of twin brothers Noah and Logan Miller and their father, as they struggled growing up and pursued a life in professional baseball. The Miller brothers are also starring in it as themselves. They also wrote the screenplay. And?

They’re directing it. And no one’s ever heard of them.

All I can say is, they must have written one motherfucker of a script to manage all of this, and to draw in the talent they pulled in. Honestly, that level of dedication to telling the tale of their lives and their father, who died in prison (and is played by Harris). They’ve written a book about the making of the film, which seems odd until you read this part of the jacket:

Either You’re In Or You’re In the Way is the amazing story of how—without a dime to their names nor a single meaningful contact in Hollywood—they managed to write, produce, act, and direct a feature film in under a year starring four-time Academy Award®-nominated actor Ed Harris.

I find this completely fascinating.









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Comments

Looks pretty damn good.

Ed Harris is another one of those guys that Oscar has been ignoring for too long. Dude's a treasure.

Posted by: figgy at March 17, 2010 12:05 PM

soon to be...

5 time nominee?

Academy Award winner?

I love me some Ed Harris. And the Academy loves them this kind of story.

Posted by: PissBoy at March 17, 2010 12:08 PM

Ed Harris and Brad Dourif? Now there's something I can look forward to. Of course Brad Dourfi reminds me that I still miss Deadwood.

Posted by: PaddyDog at March 17, 2010 12:12 PM

I like baseball and Ed Harris and the movie looks good. Count me in.

Posted by: tamatha at March 17, 2010 12:13 PM

This story is irresistible. Who could read about this and not want to see the finished product, if only out of curiosity?

Posted by: Jerce at March 17, 2010 12:57 PM

I have an almost unhealthy obsession with baseball, and Ed Harris is always AMAZING. Brad Dourif is brilliant, although I either see him as Wormtongue or Doc now.

I'm buying a ticket.

Posted by: dammitjanet at March 17, 2010 1:08 PM

Wow.

Posted by: twig at March 17, 2010 1:28 PM

You had me at coming of age baseball story... Ed Harris is just the icing on the cake.

Posted by: AlannaJudith at March 17, 2010 1:44 PM

In.

You guys are costing me a shit-ton of money this week, $6.50 at a time.

Posted by: , at March 17, 2010 2:00 PM

sold!

Posted by: idleprimate at March 17, 2010 2:21 PM

Throw another one onto the reading pile, and throw another film into the Showcase. This looks it an honest tearjerker (as opposed to a typical Hollywood manufactured one). Sold a thousand times over.

Posted by: DoctorControversy at March 17, 2010 3:27 PM

I agree with Jerce, how could I not be curious about this? The world is always in search of a real cinderella story...and the two twin guys here look rather compelling on screen - you can see the mild self awareness in their performances but man! There's some fire there too, hey? Sometimes some big, loud, drama is good for the soul. Into it.

Posted by: replica at March 17, 2010 3:50 PM

MAN!! What a story! Count me in.

Posted by: Jelinas at March 18, 2010 2:18 AM

Must see must see!! Ed Harris might finally get that Oscar! Plus those guys are CUTE! I will watch anything about coming of age, sports related things and this has me sold!

Posted by: grace b at March 18, 2010 7:59 AM

I've loved Ed Harris since "The Right Stuff," and everybody's right, he is long overdue for recognition. One more thing amazes me: He was going increasingly bald until about 20 years ago, then stopped, and has not lost noticeably more hair in all that time. How is that possible? Do they make toupees just for the sides of your head?

Posted by: Ned at March 18, 2010 10:48 AM

Are you fucking kidding me? Move over Field of Dreams, Stand By Me and There Will Be Blood (all films coming to mind watching this trailer): more hackneyed, swelling-music, god-bless-Amurica bullshit. They should patent this sort of script. Strictly paint by numbers.

Call me when something different is released.

Posted by: Hybrid at March 18, 2010 10:50 AM

Awesome. Cannot wait for the inevitable tears to stream down my face from the word go. This looks great. I love Ed too.

Posted by: Kelly Booth at March 18, 2010 10:29 PM

Thanks for posting this! We're excited about the coming release. Are any of you in the Bay Area?

Jeromy
Producer, "Touching Home"

Posted by: jeromy zajonc at March 20, 2010 4:28 AM

Definitely looking forward to the premiere of this film.

P.S.- The book's an awesome read, too!

Posted by: SeeP at March 20, 2010 6:15 AM

I just wanted to add my 2 cents. This story is great and I think it will be a classic. It is a moment in time that reflects the impact of families in America. It is not only touching their home, but it touches home for a lot of people. The story about their father is a similar story of many people. The fact that they were inspired to make it a film and a feature shows their strength, heart and drive.

I had the pleasure to meet The Bros' and I found after reading the book they were one in the same. Exactly the voice of the book. They are actors, but they are also themselves. It is refreshing to see genuine passion at work. It takes high faith, meditation, prayer and a self trust to do what they've done. No money, no contacts, only reading books from the passion and the drive they were running on.

I could write more.. but can't wait to see the film.. what I see in the Bros, may be a lil different from what others see.. it's a calling, a purpose, it's extending and sharing a life, it's good for them and it's good for others to know their story.

Posted by: VJ at March 20, 2010 3:46 PM

Just as the review states it is a must see. It is a wonderfully inspiring story, on and off the screen, of dedication, loyalty, and heartache. I have had the pleasure of screening this film and can't wait to see it again.

Posted by: H. Leedy at March 20, 2010 5:43 PM

Great people, great movie and great book.If you are sick of slick cost optimizing 08/15 movies, wishing their writer to the woodshed, then this movie will not disappoint you. Also, if you like to read how two men without any connections or a college degree managed to get a few million dollar budget and realize their life dream, this story might be of interest to you.

Posted by: JP at March 20, 2010 8:43 PM

Amazing Men, Amazing Brothers, Amazing Product = Amazing Success...to your success

Posted by: Eric Teply at March 20, 2010 9:07 PM

This a fantastic movie! And, the book is a great addition to hear how this ride was started. I had the pleasure of seeing this movie at a film school event and was floored at the depth of the story and the cinematography. I highly recommend you run out and see this. At a time when movies are sucking right now and you leave feeling like you have been robbed, this movie will make you want to pay to see it again.

Posted by: HalfGay at March 21, 2010 5:03 PM

I read their book and enjoyed it. And I really wanted to like the movie "Touching Home" but it is not a good movie. The two brothers are not good actors and the movie dragged. Ed Harris was excellent as the father but he could not save the story. I found myself checking my watch every five minutes hoping the father would die so the movie would be over. I feel bad but this movie sucked.

Posted by: Larry Johnson at May 13, 2010 2:30 AM