Too Young the Hero
Brief Synopsis
A television movie based on the true story of a 12-year-old who enlisted in the Navy during World War II and became a hero. Discovered to be underaged, he is returned to the United States where he was mistaken for a deserter.
Cast & Crew
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Buzz Kulik
Director
Ricky Schroder
Calvin Graham
Jon Devries
Rick Warner
Holbrook
Mary-louise Parker
Pearl
Debra Mooney
Calvin'S Mother
Film Details
Also Known As
Too Young a Hero
Genre
Drama
Period
War
Release Date
1988
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CFI Hollywood; Fincannon & Associates; Landsburg Company
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA; Camp Pendleton, Virginia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie based on the true story of a 12-year-old who enlisted in the Navy during World War II and became a hero. Discovered to be underaged, he is returned to the United States where he was mistaken for a deserter.
Director
Buzz Kulik
Director
Cast
Ricky Schroder
Calvin Graham
Jon Devries
Rick Warner
Holbrook
Mary-louise Parker
Pearl
Debra Mooney
Calvin'S Mother
Ron Shelley
Cracker
Christopher Dioni
Avila
David Gianopoulos
Mcbride
Carl Mueller
Shriver
Thomas Mills Wood
Cluff
Christopher Curry
Laslo
John K Linton
Scotty
Markus Flanagan
Sparky
Kevin Draine
Graves
Steve Jackson
Stallings
Mike Sinclair
Howell
James Eric
Pratt
Mert Hatfield
Harry
Jimmy Wiggins
Cleon
Thomas Mcgovern
Turkel
Charlie Peterson
Stammer
Christopher Yohe
Frank
Randell Haynes
Chaplain Rose
R Pickett Bugg
Pico
Terry Loughlin
Necker
David Frisinger
Spencer
Steven Thomas Maillard
Gillis
Penny Hayes
Lieutenant Cindy
E Pat Hall
Medic
Terry Tant
Lady In Park
Avon Stephenson
Tommy
Robert Dean Orwig
Owner
J Michael Hunter
Dr Smith
Rich Valliere
Doctor
R Pichett Bugg
Pio
Rob Dator
Lugo
Bonnie Mccormick
Tootsio
Robert Heller
Stuntman
Greg Gault
Stunt Coordinator
Danny Rogers
Stuntman
Crew
Linda Allen
Set Decorator
Joan Barnett
Executive Producer
Norm Baron
Production Designer
David Beatty
Editing
David Beavis
Special Effects Coordinator
Ben W Blee
Technical Advisor
Curtiss Bradford
Key Grip
Don Burgess
Director Of Photography
Minz Butler
Costume Designer
Pierre Cossette
Executive Producer
Bob Dahlin
Assistant Director
Steve Dorff
Music
Don Goldman
Unit Production Manager
Calvin Graham
From Story
Les Green
Editor
Jerry Hall
Set Designer
David Hartley
Assistant
Michael Ann Heineman
Assistant
Eleanor Hemingway
Assistant
Kay Hoffman
Production Executive
D. Michelle Johnson
Hair
Rosalie Joseph
Casting
David J Kinghorn
Screenwriter
Buzz Kulik
Producer
Alan Landsburg
Executive Producer
Suzanne Lapick
Property Master
Chris Ledesma
Music Editor
Howard Lipstone
Production Executive
Michael Lund
Camera Operator
Sandra Marley
Script Supervisor
Jennifer Mccauley
Sound Mixer
Steve Mclean
Assistant
Kristi Ann Morias
Assistant Director
James R Powell
Assistant
Richard Schoen
Costumes
Diane Schroder
Associate Producer
Newton Termeer
Gaffer
Gary Thomas
From Story
Cheryl Voss
Makeup
Susan Welsh
Assistant
David John West
Sound Editor
Paula A Wieser
Technical Advisor
Film Details
Also Known As
Too Young a Hero
Genre
Drama
Period
War
Release Date
1988
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CFI Hollywood; Fincannon & Associates; Landsburg Company
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA; Camp Pendleton, Virginia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 27, 1988
Original title: "Too Young a Hero."
