The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003) on Netflix
PG-1320031h 19mComedyDramaRomance
War reenactor Kelly Ernswiler befriends Bart Bowland on the battlefield and aims their love of strategy at the school bully. He falls for Bart's older sister Tabby, set to marry Miner Weber.
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- Rotten Tomatoes39%
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Plot summary
Kelly Ernswiler is a young war reenactor who works at a local store alongside Sarah and Bart Bowland. He and Bart, a fellow enthusiast, become friends and turn their shared interest in military strategy toward the bully who troubles Kelly at school. At home, Kelly's father Abe is a recovering drug addict who has stayed clean for over five years, and his mother Eve works as a commercial artist. Kelly becomes a regular at the Bowland house, where he talks with Bart's older sister Tabby in her workshop and finds common ground with her father Harrison over war memorabilia. Tabby is set to marry Miner Weber, a businessman.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The Battle of Shaker Heights was the winning script for the second season of Project Greenlight, the screenwriting contest that led to its production.
- Although the film is set in Shaker Heights, Ohio, no live action footage featuring the stars was filmed there; shooting took place in and around the greater Los Angeles region, including the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, Reseda and Santa Monica.
