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| Directed by | Sean McNamara |
| Screenplay by | Matt R. Allen |
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| Cinematography | Robert Hayes |
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| Music by | John Coda |
| Production company | Brookwell McNamara Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Mighty Oak is a 2020 American comedy-drama musical film directed by Sean McNamara.
Plot
A young guitarist, reminiscent of a late vocalist, joins a musical band which leads to theories of reincarnation.
Cast
- Janel Parrish as Gina Jackson
- Alexa PenaVega as Valerie Scoggins
- Carlos PenaVega as Pedro
- Raven-Symoné as Taylor Lazlo
- Levi Dylan as Vaughn Jackson
- Tommy Ragen as Oak Scoggins
- Ben Milliken as Darby
- Rodney Hicks as Dwayne Biggs
Production
Most of the film was shot in Ocean Beach and other parts of San Diego.
Reception
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 52% based on 21 reviews and an average rating of 5.9/10.
Philip Martin of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette gave it an 80 out of 100, stating "It's sunny and wistful; something to go see if that's what you need right now."
Nick Allen at RogerEbert.com scored it a 1.5 out of 4 and said "This premise would excel far better, and go much deeper with its targeted themes, in something like a dark comedy; that Mighty Oak embraces this delusion with no sarcasm and a lot of wish fulfillment is at the very least worrisome."
See also
References
- "San Diego Community News Group - Hollywood discovers Ocean Beach again". Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Ashley Mackin-Solomon (2020-06-05). "Ocean Beach is a star of new film 'Mighty Oak'". Point Loma & OB Monthly. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- Paul Rudy (2020-06-05). "'Mighty Oak' film shot predominantly in San Diego is released at select drive-in theaters". KUSI. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- Diane Bell (2020-05-29). "Paramount to release film featuring young La Jolla musician". The San Diego Union Tribune. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- "Mighty Oak". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
- Philip Martin (2020-05-29). "REVIEW: 'Mighty Oak' is another kind of ghost story". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- Nick Allen (2020-06-05). "Mighty Oak movie review & film summary (2020)". RogerEbert.com. Archived from the original on 2022-02-16. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- "Mighty Oak". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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