Stateside

Stateside (2004)

Boy in a flack jacket meets girl in a straight jacket.

The film follows a rebellious teenager on leave from the Marines who falls in love with a female musician. The relationship is threatened when she develops a mental illness...

Date of release
2004-05-23
TMDB
5.1 / 10 (37)
Runtime
1h 37m
Genres
Drama, Music, Romance
Director
Reverge Anselmo

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: North Carolina

Stateside is a 2004 American biographical-drama film. Based on a true story, the film depicts a wealthy high school student serving in the Marine Corps to avoid jail, who eventually falls in love with an actress with schizophrenia. Those around them ask them to keep their distance from each other, but both refuse.

Production

The film took eight weeks to shoot. To prepare for the role, Cook actually spent time with patients who had schizophrenia and read medical books from her father on this subject.

Anselmo, the writer/director, was a Marine, and the men who played Marines went through Marine boot camp to prepare for their roles.

Dori Lawrence's character is based on actress Sarah Holcomb, who appeared in two successful early 1980s comedies before leaving the film industry and struggling with mental health.

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