An exsoldier and methamphetamine abuser, he stole a tank from a nearby national guard armory and went on a rampage through. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Thank you to icarus for the film and providing support. A suburban war story loses track of the poor mans selfpowered crash. Choose from 9 different sets of ucsb film flashcards on quizlet. A suburban war story movie shawn nelson tank san diego become main military producer in the united states this is where we take our stand movie. A suburban war story, documentary, 2002 pictures provided by. A suburban war story 2002 not rated 55min documentary 22 march 2003 usa in may 1995, shawn nelson, a 35 yearold plumber from clairemont, california, emerged from an eighteen foot mine shaft he had dug beneath his backyard in search for gold. In retrospect, plumber shawn nelson s fatal march toward his 1995 joyride in a stolen tank, which he piloted through a series of southern california residential neighborhoods, seems almost inexorable.
The rampage was parodied by the simpsons in the season 11 episode brothers little helper. Combining newsreel footage and contemporary interviews, this film begins with the news story of shawn nelson, the man who, in may 1995, emerged from a mineshaft dug in his backyard to seize a 60 ton tank and rampage through the streets of his suburban san diego neighborhood. A suburban war story nr, 56 min documentary, special interest. A sweeping analysis of the last half century of american society. A suburban war story details the story of shawn nelson, an unemployed plumber and exdesert storm soldier who, in 1999, commandeered an army. The film structures this analysis through various observations on shawns tragedy people who knew him consider how he became depressed. A suburban war story the apoll0 a little shaky at first but scott finds his voice as the film goes on. An exsoldier and methamphetamine abuser, he stole a tank. A suburban war story does interview nelsons brother and friends, nearly all of whom it seems share some of his pharmaceutical or drinking habits.
A suburban war story is a fascinating documentary by filmmaker garrett scott which delves into the man behind the wheel of that tank, shawn nelson, and the reasons he took such drastic measures. Knots landingtales from the culdesac home facebook. The tank rampage also appeared in tv shows such as the worlds most amazing videos and destroyed in seconds. Back to the culdesac is a 1997 television miniseries that served as a reunion show for the primetime soap opera knots landing. Shawn was suffering from depression after a divorce, drug addiction meth and the death of his parents. Scott takes the police helicopter footage of the event to tell a surreal story of the us military industrial complex and the rise and fall of suburbia. It aired on cbs in two twohour parts on may 7 and may 9, 1997.
A suburban war story, a documentary film, was based on the incident. Garrett scott documentary development grant full frame. Working films launched the docs in action film fund in 2018 to support the production of short documentaries that address critical issues of social and environmental justice. That this is a war story, as the provocative subtitle puts it, is made clear through the film s brilliantly deployed footage of pilots dropping. Olds, and filmmaker jem cohen, who had a role in helping the film gain a viewership. That this is a war story, as the provocative subtitle puts it, is made clear through the films brilliantly deployed footage of pilots dropping clairmontmade bombs. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Streaming di film e serie complete con sottotitoli in italiano. A suburban war story, director garrett scott nimbly. The first documentary by director garrett scott who went on to make the iraq war masterpiece occupation. An allegory for a working class suburb in decline, this film investigates the story of shawn nelson, who stole a tank and went on a rampage through the residential streets of clairemont, ca. An upcoming book on the story of the longrunning tv series knots landing.
For four days, grant recipients will be given access to films, discussions, and. Its about shawn nelson, the unemployed plumber and former gulf war vet, who took an m60 tank on a six mile rampage across san diego. Dreamland was an incisive thinker and selftaught filmmaker with a keen ability to see how individual action was connected to larger, often unseen, historical forces. An exsoldier and methamphetamine abuser, he stole a tank from a nearby national guard armory and went on a. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
A suburban war story not rated 55min documentary 22 march 2003 usa in may 1995, shawn nelson, a 35 yearold plumber from clairemont, california, emerged from an eighteen foot mine shaft he had dug beneath his backyard in search for gold. A suburban war story on rotten tomatoes, then check our tomatometer to find out what the critics say. Along the way, it brings into sharp focus the problems of the everyday american workforce, the evil influences of drugs in this case. A suburban war story is an allegory of a working class suburb in decline. This is extended to the larger story of this defenseindustry dependent working class community from. A suburban war story stars the movie has a runtime of about 55 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.
This documentary examines the causes and ramifications of when shawn nelson, a plumber, stole a national guard tank and drove it around the suburban streets of san diego, california. Subdivision productions icarus films combining newsreel footage and contemporary interviews, this film begins with the news story of shawn nelson, the man who, in may 1995, emerged from a mineshaft dug in his backyard to seize a 60 ton. A boom suburb following world war ii and the korean war, the community was home to many returning servicemen who found work in the local defense manufacturing industry. Orson welles war of the worlds radio broadcast 1938. The film never explains how he was able to get the tank away from the national guard, and no one from the national guard is interviewed here. The film sketches the arc of causality from the false economic promise of a cold war militaryindustrial boomtown of hard working veterans with wellpaying hightech defense industry jobs, to the anomie and alienation of downwardly mobile children living vacuous lives in a shabby neighborhood. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
A suburban war story, shawn nelson provides good example of what mills meant by the term cheerful robot false according to mills, freedom is the ability to choose between the given alternatives. Theres footage of it on shows like worlds most dangerous police chases. A suburban war story emro user published 20181109 permalink this video is both a biography and film study of shawn nelson, a 35 yearold plumber from clairemont, california, as well as an urban study of san diego and clairemont in particular. For no very clear reason, the film decides that it needs to provide indepth insight on the clairemont communitys history. In may 1995, shawn nelson, a 35 yearold plumber from clairemont, california, emerged from an eighteen foot. A suburban war story has problems concentrating on the shawn nelson story. Hopefully, a better film on this intriguing subject can be made. The grant seeks to honor garretts memory by supporting the next generation of exceptional documentary filmmakers. This years call for proposals sought nonfiction films that tell a fuller story of immigration. A suburban war story dvd, 2011 at the best online prices at ebay. Also a suburban war story as the tagline is a bridge too far. I suspect the film was trying to touch your moral core with something about forgotten areas, but that didnt come together so im not quite sure. In may 1995, shawn nelson, a 35 yearold plumber, emerged from an eighteen foot mine shaft he had dug beneath his backyard in search for gold. A suburban war story the first documentary by director garrett scott who went on to make the iraq war masterpiece occupation.
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