I'll Remember April (1999 film)

I'll Remember April
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Bob Clark
Written by	Mark Sanderson
Produced by	Paul Colichman David Forrest Mark R. Harris Mark Headley Sam Irvin
Starring	Pat Morita Trevor Morgan Pam Dawber Haley Joel Osment Mark Harmon
Cinematography	Stephen M. Katz
Music by	Paul Zaza
Distributed by	Regent Entertainment Pioneer Entertainment
Release date	April 5, 1999 (1999-04-05)
Running time	90 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

I'll Remember April is a 1999 American family drama film starring Pat Morita, Pam Dawber, Haley Joel Osment, Mark Harmon and Yuki Tokuhiro. It was directed by Bob Clark.

Plot

Four children capture a Japanese soldier Matsuo Yomma (Yuji Okumoto) who washes ashore during the Second World War.

Although the horrors of World War II are far removed from the Pacific Coast community where adolescent Duke Cooper (Trevor Morgan) and his three best chums play soldier, experiment with swearing, and earnestly patrol the beach for Japanese submarines, the realities of the war are about to come crashing down around them. Not when a Japanese soldier, stranded and wounded when his sub quickly dived, washes ashore; his capture by the foursome merely allows for more playtime and thoughts of becoming heroes. It's coming because Duke's older brother is on some island awaiting combat and the black sedans with military tags have already begun rolling through town to deliver their grim announcements. And Duke's Japanese American pal Willie Tanaka (Yuki Tokuhiro), all three feet and 55 pounds of him, has suddenly become a threat to national security, so he, his mother, and grandfather are soon to be shipped away to an internment camp.

Cast

• Pat Morita as Abraham "Abe" Tanaka
• Trevor Morgan as Duke Cooper
• Pam Dawber as Barbara Cooper
• Haley Joel Osment as Peewee Clayton
• Mark Harmon as John Cooper
• Yuki Tokuhiro as Willy Tanaka
• Richard Taylor Olson as Tyler Walker
• Yuji Okumoto as Matsuo Yomma
• Diana Tanaka as Kimiko Tanaka
• Paul Dooley as Earl Schimmel

Trivia

• The movie was named after the jazz standard of the same name, originally written by Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston and Don Raye.
• According to an interview on The Tonight Show, Michael Cera also tried out for the part of Peewee
• The Train scenes were filmed at the since been closed Fillmore & Western railroad in Fillmore California.

See also

• List of American films of 1999

External links

• I'll Remember April at IMDb
• I'll Remember April at Rotten Tomatoes