5-25-77

5-25-77 (2008)

The true story of a boy... a girl... and the movie that changed everything.

Alienated, hopeful-filmmaker Pat Johnson's epic story growing up in rural Illinois, falling in love, and becoming the first fan of the movie that changed everything.

Date of release
2008-10-17
TMDB
6.1 / 10 (27)
Runtime
2h 12m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Patrick Read Johnson

Casting

Interesting facts

5-25-77, released as 25-5-77 in the United Kingdom, is a 2022 American coming-of-age film written and directed by Patrick Read Johnson and produced by Fred Roos and Gary Kurtz. It stars John Francis Daley as a teenage director living in Wadsworth, Illinois, and his excitement for the premiere of Star Wars on May 25, 1977.

Production

Johnson began funding the project in 2001 and filming took place from 2004 to 2006. Additional shots and special effects were filmed in 2015, 2016, and over the following six years, making the film's production span a total of 18 years.

The film was first known as 5-25-77; the title was then changed to '77. In 2012, the title was reverted to 5-25-77.

It is also the final film appearance of actor Justin Mentell, released seven years after his death on February 1, 2010.

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