Armed and Innocent (1994)
Based on a true story, an eleven year old boy left home alone, kills two intruders in self defense. He and his family then try to cope with the boy's anguish and the dead intruders' friends who want revenge.
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Best movie of this year hands down!
Good concept, poorly executed.
For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.
how much of the film was based on the real events?I know that a boy (in Tennessee, I believe) killed two intruders and was subsequently lionized. Gun advocates paraded him as an example of the value -- indeed the necessity -- of keeping weapons in the household.But what was the real boy's reaction to his sudden fame? What became of him afterward? I am sure the latter part of the film (especially the bizarre confrontation with the surviving burglars who expressed their rage by driving through the property and knocking down fences, making no attempt to injure the boy who was an easy target) was pure fiction. But what were the facts of his subsequent life?
In the process of ripping off a home, a gang of thugs come upon the homeowner's terrified child. After a big shoot-out the boy is left deeply traumatized. Unable to communicate his feelings, things rapidly go from bad to worse as his father is unable to see his son as anything but a hero; an attitude which is slowly driving his son crazy with guilt and shame. During a final showdown with the same gang of thieves, the child must resolve his intense emotions or die trying. Good film.