Taking Chance [videorecording] / HBO Films presents a Civil Dawn Pictures and Motion Picture Corporation of America production ; produced by Lori Keith Douglas ; screenplay by Lt. Col. Michael R. Strobl, USMC (Ret.) and Ross Katz ; directed by Ross Katz.
This DVD disc is copy protected. Special features: "Bearing witness:" a featurette that includes interviews with Chance Phelps' friends and family as well as a section on the real Lt. Col. Michael Strobl; "The real Chance Phelps:" interviews, home movies and personal photos help to paint a more vivid picture of this hero; "From script to screen:" a featurette on how Taking Chance was made, from concept through production; deleted scene: I'll watch over him. Title from container. Kevin Bacon.
Summary:
The remarkable true story of one soldier's death in battle, another soldier's journey of discovery and a nation's reverence and gratitude toward its war dead. After hearing of the heroic death of a young Marine in Iraq, veteran officer Lt. Colonel Michael Strobl volunteers to escort the remains of Lance Corporal Chance Phelps back to his hometown in Wyoming. As Strobl crosses America's heartland, he will find himself on an unexpectedly emotional journey into the soul of a country mourning not only Chance, but all of our country's fallen heroes.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.