The War
Brief Synopsis
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Set in Mississippi in the early 1970s, two young siblings build a treehouse as an escape from poverty and the secret burdens of childhood. They soon resolve to defend their refuge from neighborhood children whose fortunes are even worse than their own. When a turf war threatens to break out, the chi
Cast & Crew
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Jon Avnet
Director
Elijah Wood
Stu
Kevin Costner
Stephen
Mare Winningham
Lois
Lexi Faith Randall
Latoya Chisholm
Elvadine
Film Details
Also Known As
War, War - Trädkojan, guerra, La
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
War
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Avnet/Kerner Company; Cinefilm Laboratory, Inc.; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Eastman Kodak; Georgia Film, Video & Music Office; Island Pictures; Kona Cutting; Matthew Sisson; Panavision, Ltd.; Production Services Inc; South Carolina Film Commission; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
Senoia, Georgia, USA; Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 7m
Synopsis
Set in Mississippi in the early 1970s, two young siblings build a treehouse as an escape from poverty and the secret burdens of childhood. They soon resolve to defend their refuge from neighborhood children whose fortunes are even worse than their own. When a turf war threatens to break out, the children must confront the teachings of tolerance and understanding their father, a recently returned Vietnam veteran, has tried to instill.
Director
Jon Avnet
Director
Cast
Elijah Wood
Stu
Kevin Costner
Stephen
Mare Winningham
Lois
Lexi Faith Randall
Latoya Chisholm
Elvadine
Christopher Fennell
Billy
Donald Sellers
Arliss
Leon Sills
Leo
Will West
Lester Lucker
Brennan Gallagher
Marsh
Adam Henderson
Chet
Charlette Julius
Amber
Jennifer Tyler
Ula
Lucas Black
Ebb
Justin Lucas
Willard
Raynor Scheine
Mr Lipnicki
Christine Baranski
Miss Strapford
Bruce A Young
Moe
Mary Nell Santacroce
Mrs Higgens
Nick Searcy
John Ray Wilkens
Gary Basaraba
Dodge
Judson Vaughn
Soldier
Jay Brooks
Old Man
Afemo Omilami
Quarry Man
Tim Ware
Fat Man At Auction
J Don Ferguson
Mine Foreman
Ron Clinton Smith
Ambulance Driver
Tom Even
Doctor
Dorothy Davis
Nurse
Bill Coates
Catfish Man
Wilson L Middlebrooks
Field Foreman
Kenneth Turek
Leadman
Chris Fennell
Crew
Michael C Adams
Special Effects Technician
Stephanie Adams
Construction Purchaser
Mike Akins
Rigging Key Grip
Howard Anderson
Titles & Opticals
Rick Anderson
Rigging Gaffer
Doc Antel
Animal Wrangler
Alex Archer
Other
Paul Arnold
Electrician
Joan Avnet
Other
Jon Avnet
Producer
Denise Bailie
Camera Loader
Todd R Baker
Executive Producer
Robert Ballentine
Driver
John Balling
Other
Tadesse Bantiweson
Camera Remote Technician
Pat Barwick
Extras Casting Assistant
Tony Beall
Other
Dwight Benjamin-creel
Property Master
Bill Bernstein
Music Editor
A Bryant Betsill
Carpenter
Stan Bielowicz
Special Effects Technician
Glennell C Black
Carpenter
Charles Blackwell
Carpenter
Dan Blanton
Other
Lee Blasingame
1st Assistant Camera
Steve Borders
Stunts
Tom Bradley
Company Grip
Tony Bradley
Carpenter
Jeremy Brannon
Other
Julian Bratolyubov
Music Preparation
Sharon Joan Braunstein
Set Dresser
Karen Whipple Broderick
1st Assistant Editor
Robin Brown
Other
Fern Buckner
Makeup Design
Scott Burnette
Post-Production Assistant
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Matthew Butler
Other
Jonathan Bymel
Production Assistant
Francine Byrne
Art Department Coordinator
Steve N Cainas
Production Assistant
David E Campbell
Re-Recording Mixer
Charles E Cape
Art Department Assistant
Jerry Carter
Driver
Donna D Casey
Assistant Costume Designer
Carol Chacamaty
Other
Victor Chan
Stunts
Mia Choi
Casting Assistant
Robert Christensen
Carpenter
Dave Clark
Post-Production Assistant
Howard J Clark
Set Dresser
Steven Clark
Other
Tommy Cochran
Other
Patrice Coleman
Additional Makeup
Joe Connolly
Assistant Props
Jeremy Conway
Art Director
Dan Cornwall
Electrician
Midge Costin
Sound Editor
Armand Coutu
Other
Suzanne Cranfill
Wardrobe Supervisor
Tracey Crosby
Assistant Location Manager
Stephen Crowley
Best Boy Electric
Devon Curry
Supervising Adr Editor
Scott Dale
Stunts
Deborah Myles Davis
Set Costumer
Jim Denning
Driver
Stuart H Dodge
Driver
Danny Downey
Stunts
Andrew S Duncan
Assistant Props
Dale Dye
Military Advisor (Captain Us Marine Corps--Retired)
Regina Edwards
Art Department Assistant
Erik Eff
Assistant Editor
Eric Eisner
Executive Producer
Elle Elliott
Kevin Costner'S Hair
Mary H. Ellis
Sound Mixer
Paula Endara
Assistant (To Jon Avnet)
Terry Erickson
Special Effects Technician
Stone Ericson
Stunts
M J Estocin
Assistant Production Accountant
John Fagan
Stunts
John Fagan
Special Effects Technician
Roel Failma
Stunts
John Paul Fasal
Special Sound Effects
Michael David Feder
Production Assistant
Richard Felber
Still Photographer
Ken Ferris
Camera Operator
Bill Fibben
Boom Operator
Steven Ficke
Special Effects Technician
Tom Ficke
Special Effects Technician
Debra Neil Fisher
Editor
Mike Fletcher
Driver
Ian H Forsyth
Electrician
Ian Forsyth
Electrician
Dale Fowler
Electrician
Marva Fucci
Assistant Sound Editor
Rodney Fyffe
Carpenter
David Galbraith
2nd Assistant Camera
Marvin Gardner
Special Effects Technician
Maryann Garvin
Assistant Set Decorator
Dr. Norman Gary
Hornet Wrangler
David Gertz
Foley Mixer
Karen Ruth Getchell
Assistant Production Coordinator
Howell Gibbens
Sound Editor
William L Gillespie
Stunts
Dr. Ronald Goldstein
Dental Consultant
Pierre Gonzalez
Other
Al Goto
Stunts
Roy Grace
Driver
Brenda Deyoung Grant
Stunts
Jamale Graves
Choreographer
Shay Griffin
Casting Consultant (Atlanta)
Brian Gunter
Gaffer
Jill Halbreich
Set Costumer
Cindy Hall
Extras Casting Assistant
Jeff Hand
Additional Camera Assistant
Rusty Hanson
Stunts
Russell Hardee
Special Effects Technician
Isabel Harkins
Additional Makeup
John Harnett
Special Thanks
Matthew Harrison
Foley Editor
Ryan Hartnett
Other
Jamie Hayter
Other
Bob Heintz
Special Effects Technician
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Don Hewitt
Stunts
Jery Hewitt
Stunt Coordinator
Cindy Hill
Extras Casting Assistant
Charles Hillin
Driver
Peter Hirsch
2nd Assistant Director
Anne Holifield
Other
Nancy Holloway
Other
Jimbo Hollums
Carpenter
Tommy Horn
Driver
Rob Hovis
Driver
Lynne Ponder Howard
Medic
Martin Huberty
Co-Producer
Gail Hunter
Script Supervisor
Cindia Huppeler
Dialect Coach
J Allen Hurd
Dubbing Recorder
Brian Imada
Stunts
Chris Ingram
Assistant Sound Editor
Lee Ivey
Other
Rex S Jackson
Set Production Assistant
Nancy James
Craft Service
Dale Jeantet
Carpenter
Darrell Jervey
Other
Bill Johnson
Additional Makeup
Bill Johnson
Simulated Animals Creator
Jennifer Annette Johnston
Set Dresser
Christopher D Jones
Electrician
Louis Jones
Other
Suhail F Kafity
Sound Editor
Doc Kane
Adr Mixer
Robert Kay
Assistant Location Manager
Robert Kempson
Other
William D Kennedy
Special Effects
Jordan Kerner
Producer
L Michael King
Carpenter
Ann L Kirk
Other
Deb Knowles
Art Department Assistant
Jim Kovar
Carpenter
Alma Kuttruff
Unit Production Manager
Jennifer Lamb
Stunts
James Lawler
Other
Rebecca Leonard
Other
Jennifer Lewis
Extras Casting Assistant
Lindanne Lewis
Other
James Likowski
Foley Editor
Lisa Lindstrom
Co-Producer
Fred Lloyd
Wardrobe Supervisor
Paul Lombardi
Special Effects Coordinator
David Paul Lord
Stunts
Deborah Love
Associate Producer
Deborah Love
1st Assistant Director
Bobbie Lyles
Driver
Susan Maclaren
Set Costumer
Molly Maginnis
Costume Designer
Jim Makiej
Assistant Music Editor
David Brian Martin
Stunts
Victoria Martin
Supervising Foley Editor
Eddie Lee Mayner
Set Dresser
Jerome Mayner
Special Effects Laborer
Mikie Mcamis
Art Department Assistant
Joseph M Mcculloch
Rigging Best Boy
John Mccurry
Extras Casting Assistant
Jeffrey D Mcdonald
Assistant Art Director
Mickie Mcgowan
Other
Heidi Gretchen Mcgowen
Key Set Production Assistant
Heidi Mcgowen
Set Production Assistant
Moira Mclaughlin
Assistant (To Kevin Costner)
Kathy Mcworter
Co-Executive Producer
Kathy Mcworter
Screenwriter
Kristopher Medina
Stunts
Kathy L Menzies
Assistant (To Jordan Kerner)
John Meredith
Other
Morgan M. Miles
Assistant Production Accountant
F Hudson Miller
Sound Editor
Thomas Minton
Assistant Art Director
Henry Anthony Montgomery
Stunts
Maida N. Morgan
Location Manager
James Moriana
Foley Walker
Film Details
Also Known As
War, War - Trädkojan, guerra, La
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
War
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Avnet/Kerner Company; Cinefilm Laboratory, Inc.; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Eastman Kodak; Georgia Film, Video & Music Office; Island Pictures; Kona Cutting; Matthew Sisson; Panavision, Ltd.; Production Services Inc; South Carolina Film Commission; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
Senoia, Georgia, USA; Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 7m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall November 4, 1994
Released in United States on Video May 9, 1995
Released in United States October 1994
Shown at ShowEast in Atlantic City October 25-27, 1994.
Production went on hiatus from October 22, 1993 to early January 1994.
Began shooting August 19, 1993.
Completed shooting March 1, 1994.
Released in United States Fall November 4, 1994
Released in United States on Video May 9, 1995
Released in United States October 1994 (Shown at ShowEast in Atlantic City October 25-27, 1994.)
