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List Price: $6.99 | | Label: Platinum Disc
Salesrank: 69483
Released: February 8, 2005 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Story of a man bill januson whos pride in being the head of his family wont let him accept help from his sick daughters doctor. He has to proce to his kids that even with the death of his wife & the loss of his job that they can & will survive. After hitting brick wall after brick wall come a glimmer of hope Studio: Platinum Disc Llc Release Date: 10/26/2004 Starring: Beau Bridges Bruce Davison Run time: 120 minutes
Hidden In America Reviews:
Awesome DVD 
2009-08-04 - The night that I received my DVD I sat down and watched it and to be honest with you I could not leave the couch I was so entranced by the story this DVD is about. It is so very, very true in regards to people that live in The United States.
It is very, very hard for some people to ask for help. I know that because I myself and my family have been there. To be told to put our pride aside is something we just cannot do. Yes, I like the man in this DVD eventually had to accept help from an outsider for the sake of our children. Children should and must ALWAYS, ALWAYS come first no matter what. If you children are in jeopardy of being hurt because of something that happened that is not in your control then you must stand up and put your pride and feelings aside for the sake of the children. That is exactly what the man in this DVD does even though it took him a long time to do so and affected many people.
The United States of America, although generally a great Country to live in sometimes turns a blind eye to their own citizens and this DVD reflects exactly that. I personally have always felt how unfair that is. After all, we have paid our taxes to this Country for many, many years and often times when it comes to people needing the Countries help they are refused are made to feel as though they are low life scum because of their need for assistance however it is alright that we give billions and billions of dollars in aid to help other Countries. Something definitely needs to be done about this.
This story portrays a man that was just to hard to reach out and when he finally did he was treated like he was nothing more then just another number, another beggar and that is not the way this Country should act. We definitely need to take care of our own before we begin taking care of people from other Countries.
I definitely think that every body should watch this movie.
Must See
2009-05-20 - Beau Bridges is heartbreaking as a single dad who has never experienced poverty and now must struggle as a newly widowed dad with two pre-teen children. Bruce Davison is so sensitive as the rich doctor, and the film shows that society, not individuals caught in different social classes, is to blame for our children who go hungry. The scene at the Food Stamps office is very realistic and although the movie was made in 1996, it is still accurate in 2009. It does make you appreciate what you have and the son in this movie makes us wake up to the hopelessness of poverty. But it is not a downer - just a great film with lovely moments and totally realistic. Bravo to the Bridges brothers!
a must-see
2007-11-07 - This is the type of movie that will make you appreciate what you have in life. Beau Bridges gives a remarkable performance as a man who loses his job and wife at the same time and has to fend for himself and two small children, one of whom has a bad medical condition, and he severely struggles throughout the movie to make ends meet, and his pride prevents him from accepting handouts from a well-meaning doctor. Before you start to think that your life is too tough, watch this well-made movie.
*** out of ****
Makes you think.... 
2007-06-15 - but for the grace of God go I. Very well done. Well worth your time to view this movie. Good for all ages to see what can happen in this age of downsizing and exporting our American manufactering to other countries. Hello, GM and others.
Hidden in America
2007-01-10 - A must see. I use in my classroom. Always helps students gain a different ptecepctive on poverty in America.
