The Historically Accurate Story of Thanksgiving (2011)

Actors: Troy Butcher (actor), Ethan Golub (actor), Ethan Golub (director), Ethan Golub (writer), Casey Gullickson (actor), Casey Gullickson (writer), Ian Tindell (actor), Craig Greager (actor), Horacio Corchado (actor), Rebecca Ribich (actress),

Genres: Comedy, Short,

Year One (2009)

Actors: Bill Hader (actor), David Pasquesi (actor), Jack Black (actor), Vinnie Jones (actor), Marshall Manesh (actor), Rick Overton (actor), Kyle Gass (actor), Hank Azaria (actor), Ted Ferguson (actor), David Cross (actor), Xander Berkeley (actor), Michael Cera (actor), Matt Besser (actor), Harold Ramis (actor), Oliver Platt (actor),

Plot: Zed, a prehistoric would-be hunter, eats from a tree of forbidden fruit and is banished from his tribe, accompanied by Oh, a shy gatherer. On their travels, they meet Cain and Abel on a fateful day, stop Abraham from killing Isaac, become slaves, and reach the city of Sodom where their tribe is now enslaved. Zed and Oh are determined to rescue the women they love, Maya and Eema. Standing in their way is Sodom's high priest and the omnipresent Cain. Zed tries to form an alliance with Princess Innana, which may backfire. Can an inept hunter and a smart but slender and diffident gatherer become heroes and make a difference?

Keywords: abraham, accidental-death, aggression, anachronism, animal-attack, anti-hero, applause, arrow, attempted-filicide, attempted-sacrifice
Genres: Adventure, Comedy,
Taglines: Meet your ancestors This June Evolution Begins

Quotes:

[from trailer]::Zed: You could be my right-hand man.::Oh: I've seen what you do with your right hand. No, thank you.

[from trailer]::[a hunter knocks a bowl of berries out of Oh's hand]::Oh: Well, there won't be any berries in the fruit salad now, so we all lose.

[from trailer]::[Zed has eaten an apple from the 'Tree of Knowledge']::Zed: I might know everything. Ask me something!::Oh: Where does the sun go at night?::Zed: Pass. Next question.::Oh: Where do babies come from?::Zed: Pass. Next question.::Oh: [noticing a snake] There's a snake on my foot.::Zed: In the form of a question!::Oh: [scared] There's a snake on my foot?::Zed: Correct!

[from trailer]::Zed: [pointing to wheels] What are these big, round things for?::Cain: They're wheels, numbskull. They make the cart roll.::[Zed and Oh are riding on the cart, with their arms in the air]::Oh: I feel like a bird!

Zed: I'm sorry. I wasn't listening. All my brain blood was in my boner.

Oh: I'm a virgin by choice.::Zed: Ha! Not *your* choice!

Oh: [Oh and Eema come back out after having sex] She's not a virgin anymore!::Eema: He's not a virgin either.::Oh: I saved a life with my love making!

Cain: [to his father Adam, while trying to flee on a slow-moving cart] Eat my dust, father!

Oh: If we never ever see you again, it's not because we are avoiding you!

Princess Inanna: Come! Come quick!::Zed: That won't be a problem.::Zed: What are we doing here?::Princess Inanna: I want you to enter the Holiest of Holies.::Zed: Oh, that's quite a coincidence, because I want you to sit on the Poliest of Polies.

Dear America: A Journey to the New World (1999)

Actors: Alison Pill (actress), Andrew Airlie (actor), Alison Pill (actress), Jack Lenz (composer), Kyra Harper (actress), Brad Gratkowski (miscellaneous crew), Brenda Bazinet (actress), Joyce Schure (costume designer), Deborah Forte (producer), Donald Burda (actor), Cody Jones (actor), Susannah Hoffmann (actress), Evan Hayes (miscellaneous crew), Bill Siegler (producer), Don McCutcheon (director),

Genres: Drama, Family, History, Short,

Squanto: A Warrior's Tale (1994)

Actors: Burton Sharp (miscellaneous crew), C. Ransom Walrod (miscellaneous crew), Don Carmody (producer), Joel McNeely (composer), Julian Richings (actor), Paul Dupont (miscellaneous crew), Alex Norton (actor), Stuart Pankin (actor), Don Carmody (actor), Michael Gambon (actor), Adam Beach (actor), Mark Margolis (actor), Mandy Patinkin (actor), E. Andrew Pecs (miscellaneous crew), John Dunn-Hill (actor),

Plot: Squanto is a high-born Indian warrior from a tribe on the Atlantic coast of North America which devotes its life to hunting and rivalry with a neighboring tribe. Everything changes forever after a ship arrives from England, prospecting the region's commercial potential for the rich Sir George, who uses all his wealth and influence only for ever greater profit. When it returns, several Indians find themselves captives on board, including Squanto. The arrogant Christians consider themselves utterly superior to the 'heathen savages' and treat them as brutally as they do beasts. Squanto fights a bear in a circus, not understanding how men can be so cruel to that creature either, and manages a spectacular escape, but where must he go? He finds shelter and help in a rural monastery, where it takes his protector some effort to prevent the others considering the unknown as diabolical. In time sir George's men come looking for him most brutally, but he escapes again, now determined to find a way back home, across the ocean...

Keywords: 1620s, abduction, american-indian, arena-theatre, arrowhead, arson, atlantic-ocean, barter, battle, beach
Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family,

William Bradford: The First Thanksgiving (1992)

Actors: Terry L. Noss (producer), Lex de Azevedo (composer), Brian Nissen (writer), Richard Rich (producer), Jared F. Brown (producer), James Koford (editor), Richard Rich (director), Ray Porter (actor), Thomas J. Tobin (editor), Karen Higgins (miscellaneous crew), Randy Paton (editor), Deibe Potter (miscellaneous crew), John Dubiel (miscellaneous crew), Dwight Moulton (miscellaneous crew), Johnathon Toppo (actor),

Plot: In 1620, John Carver, William Bradford, Captain Standish and 99 pilgrims set sail on the Mayflower toward America in search of religious freedom. As disease and storms hit they are almost forced to return. William Bradford convinces Captain Standish to press on. Before landing, Bradford suggests everyone sign the Mayflower Contract designed to enact their own laws and elect leaders for a free government. John Carver is elected to govern for one year. The land they choose to build on becomes known as "Plymouth". Immediately, the winter sets in and the pilgrims face the harsh effects of the weather, hunger and disease. By the first signs of spring, half of the pilgrims have died. Soon a lone Indian appears on the horizon. Against Captain Standish's wishes, John Carver and William Bradford befriend Samoset of the Wampanoag tribe. Samoset sends the English-speaking Squanto and Chief Massasoit to the pilgrims who make a peace pact. Chief Massasoit offers gifts to seal the deal. Squanto and Samoset live with the pilgrims and teach them how to live off the land. As John Carver falls ill, he makes Bradford Governor of Plymouth. After the first successful crop, Bradford proposes a "Feast of thanksgiving" to honor God and thank him for his many gifts.

Keywords: character-name-in-title, independent-film, wampanoag-indian
Genres: Animation, Family, History, Short,

Incredible Rocky Mountain Race (1977)

Actors: John F. Link (editor), Larry Storch (actor), Jack Kruschen (actor), Bill Zuckert (actor), Forrest Tucker (actor), Mike Mazurki (actor), Charles E. Sellier Jr. (producer), Whit Bissell (actor), Allen Wood (actor), Don Haggerty (actor), Parley Baer (actor), Sam Edwards (actor), Robert Easton (actor), Dennis Williams (miscellaneous crew), Bob Summers (composer),

Plot: An old man observes a boy bullying his playmates and treats him to a morality lesson. The man tells the story of the epic cross-country race between a young Mark Twain and his rival, Mike Fink. The bulk of the film depicts the race, which proves to be more a test of character than of stamina.

Keywords: boat-race, cross-country, journey, race
Genres: Drama,