This is a transcript of the film, included for screen readers and the visually impaired.
(Birds chirping, wind blowing, music starts)
Alright here we go. Home sweet home.
Straight to bed
That was the coolest trip ever. Good night. Love you
I love you too. Sweet dreams. Love you honey. Sleep tight. Don't let the bed bugs bite.
Hey where's my Tony?
We're never gonna find him.
Hey maybe we can find you a new one. Yeah might make things better, right?
It's ok Dad.
No, we're gonna, we're gonna, we're gonna find him. Don't you worry, ok? You just get some rest. We're gonna find him. Allright. Goodnight. Goodnight sweetie
Phone conversation: Sir I've had housekeeping check twice already. Look I'm positive that we left it there. Can you please just have someone check just one last time?
I'm gonna have to go back down there in the morning.
Yep
(Music starts)
(Illegible yelling)
I'm very sorry. I get frustrated sometimes.
It's ok.
Uh businnes?
No
Pleasure?
No. My son lost something and I'm down here trying to find it.
I understand this. One time my daughter Raka left her very special blanket on a bus and I was spending days trying to track it down
but no such luck. I was very sad. She was very sad too, and I was sad
Yeah it's a long shot, but he's a good kid. He's been sick.
Ah. Sorry to hear this. Uh are you looking for something like a bicycle.
Yeah. Umm how far is it?
Oh we'll be there shortly. I would say forty five seconds.
Forty five seconds? Ok. Can you make it forty?
Oh yes. Ok
So, uh how much do I owe you?
I'm waiting for you.
Oh no. I don't know how long I'm gonna be.
It is not a problem. I'll be waiting here.
Ok. Uh, yeah
Mr. Hansen. I'm afraid we have some bad news for you. We know what happened to Tony. It seems that Anna say him in the garbage
He'd been thrown away.
That's fantastic. That's not bad news. That's good news. Now we know where he is.
No, no you really have to know the whole problem here. Come with us please
You gotta be kidding me.
Yeah no.
How do you get in?
You don't
Well when do they come pick it up?
Uh, sometime tomorrow, usually in the morning.
Sound effect: truck backing up
And sometimes they come early
It's a izquierda. Make left, make left. No it's a derecha - chatter in background arguing over directions
You see this Mr. Michael? This guy is trying to email while he is driving his fancy car. He could kill somebody. He could kill me or you.
Honestly, a $100 dollars to the first person who finds him.
He wants to know, how old is your son?
Six. Seis. Seis anos
(Speaking Spanish)
He said his son lost a Spider-man, you know, toy and they lost it.
(Background noise: sirens)
(Yelling)
Hey hey! Calm down
We are in a lot of trouble here because if I get another ticket I will not be able to drive for 3 months.
You folks in a hurry or what?
Haha it is funny you should ask that officer
Officer this is all my fault.
Well we have an emergency. My passenger has an emergency.
Stay with me. I know where it is, and keep your hazards on.
(Background noise: sirens)
(Speaking Spanish)
And so many kids.
(Chatter)
Say listen to me alright. It's against every policy that we have. The only way you can go in there is if we shut down the whole operation and I'm not doing that. I can't do that.
I'm not authorized to do that.
Sir, this father is flying all the way from Seattle
Por favor senor
Don't you have kids?
(Unclear shouting)
Uh-huh. Yeah. Alright. I understand.
Ok people. We're shutting it down.
You got fifteen minutes.
(Unclear congratulations and thanks)
Alright.
Mr. Michaels! The time is running out
You're right. Sorry, sorry
Ten minutes.
Tenemos cinco minutos
He lo cito
(Unclear shouting of celebration)
Guys, guys, that's uh, thatís uh not Tony. Yeah it's not Tony. Yeah, Tony's uh -
I'm sorry guys. Time is up.
Two bears in one pile?
This is very bad luck Michael. I'm sorry
Yeah. Thank you
Hello?
Hey kiddo. What are you doing?
Watching Scooby Doo.
Yeah well that sounds like fun. I got a surprise for ya
What?
I found Tony.
Cool Dad. I wanna go finish Scooby Doo. Bye love you.
Background noise: phone clicks
Wait, wait. Hello? Hey, hey
Jill? Josh get your mom on the phone, can ya? Jill are you there? Hey
Mr. Michael, do you see this? He's emailing while he's driving his fancy car. It's because he has too much money or something
It's dangerous isn't it Mr Michael? (Unclear yelling)
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Tony
Tate Donovan stars in this George Clooney-produced film about recovering a child’s lost teddy bear.
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November 4, 2008 by MIsty Singer
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June 23, 2010 by Beverly Grimes
I cried, I laughed, but at the end of the day God ONLY knows!
July 14, 2010 by Dr. Dusty Duty
Do unto others, as you woud have them do to you. GREAT FILM. gREAT MESSAGE.
October 11, 2010 by Lucinda Munro
You are right I would do anything in the world for my childrens happiness they mean the world to me in my life I am very close to my birth daughter I tell her I love her everyday & give her hug & kiss Tell her to have fun at work how proud I am of her becoming a living loving good personality smiles all the time & has kind words to communicate with her birth mother we have fun bowling on league together as a team we have been winners & losers on our bowling team for the past 10 years I encourage her to give & share her very best life friends family & coworkers bosses and uniform work policy good days work a good days paycheck she is very successful in school & job Very independent has a mind of her own to trust and tell & show the world in photos of our lifetimes in life health love successful people in our life giving the best life possible to self & others My life has good memories of the people & family I see daily or monthly or yearly
October 16, 2010 by connie
i really loved that short story & i would do it for my kids & did, do it for my grandbabies & even strangers kids. i wanted to cry. there are still good people out there that would still do that for others. not many but some. i give it thumbs up. thank you for that.
November 13, 2008 by henry geovanny melara figueroa
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June 7, 2009 by DEBRAH BOWELLO
May 28, 2010 by Peg
Wow, you don't get it at ALLLL. The reason the kid didn't seem to care was because he absolutely and totally had faith that his father would get the bear back. He had no doubt that it would happen. He did not know what the father went through to get the bear, all he knew was his dad did what dads do. Fix things.
June 6, 2010 by Paul Thunberg
I agree with Peg. THAT is the lesson of the film. Notice the expression on "Dad's" face at the end. Satisfaction.
November 29, 2010 by Lonny
I believe it's opinion by faction. It depends on who you ask, to get the answer that you are looking for. I'm agnostic, so I personally don't believe it was that the boy didn't care, he was being a child with dad interrupting cartoons. Dad isn't there presenting Tony yet, so therefore the child goes on, and continues to be resilient. The father, was smiling I believe, for yet that same reason. The knowledge of doing all that for his son, and having the expectation of his son showing more excitement. C'mon dad... it's scooby doo.... you can't interrupt scooby doo. Anyone who sees more than whats given in this short film, are usually not looking at things for what they are, but just simply trying to make things better than they are to get a "feel good" out of it. The other side, however, is the side that would see that his father would need to "learn a lesson" from this. I think the lesson learned here, was for us to grasp. I had fully intended on getting something out of this, and did moreso than I thought I would. It's a great thing his father did. Impractical and wasteful, but the whole message was simply, go above and beyond the call of duty to do what's necessary. It's the perfect message in the world of money, greed, complacency, and convenience. Go do what we should do, instead of what we "want" to. Do the right thing, and not what is convenient. Somewhere in the past 50 years, we've lost that concept.
April 4, 2009 by NORA MACHADO
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November 2, 2010 by Thomas Feller
Hello Nora... Hope you have been enjoying the captioned movies... I found this one to be especially touching (Tony) having 3 daughters myself. I have a flood of memories that come back when watching it. Blessings, Peace, Love and Light! Thomas
December 6, 2010 by Carol
Agree with Debrah here. His son didn't even have a 'Thank you Dad, I knew you could do it or, God forbid, "You are the best Dad in the whole world". You know, something sappy but at least appreciative.
Is George clooney trying to give parents on good parenting? Next thing you know it will be Angelina Jolie or Madonna. I hope not. I think I will pass.
August 17, 2009 by mfish
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April 18, 2010 by misa
isn't the point of the short film saying doing random act of kindness can sometimes get you far? at least that's how i saw the film. you don't necessarily have to know someone personal to do something kind....and i think many people are looking at this in the wrong way
May 30, 2010 by sonia soto
hi there is a lesson to be learned here if you did not get it watch the movie again. the movie was cute and it shows how much a father loves his son to go through all of that when buying a new one would of been much easier his son at the end did not show any interest we have to remember that young children are that way they only focus on what they are doing at that moment the child did not go with the father so he doesn't know the hell the father went through to get the bear. as for the father and to all parents we do what is in our reach our child have to learn to deal with certain situations no one said the world is a bowl of chocolate. nice movie . sonia soto i am not a parent but i respect all of you that are.if you plan on being one good luck just remember a child is 4 life you can't rent them or put a 4 sale tag my best to all
July 11, 2010 by Carlyn
What do you mean - waste of time - You don't have any children do you? It is a perfect example of what loving parents do for their children.
July 23, 2010 by colin
plane ticket = 200$ cab ride = 25$ son not caring = priceless cloth and feed a homeless person, maybe even three = UNDER 225$ the message i got (and i am nobody) yuppies only care for their own. Rich white slobs (i am a white nobody by the way) only care for their own. (not saying hes a bad father, just that he could have helped someone that would have actually cared that he put in the effort)
August 26, 2010 by Lynn Ramirez
Loved it. I so wish we all could be as kind. I can't image a Las Vegas Cop or really a LA cop doing that. It wasn't all about the Dad, of course he did that out of love for his Child but it was about All those other people having compassion and empathy for the Dad and sick child Please do more of these short movies and put them all over the internet. Just popping up. Maybe just maybe a kinder world?
August 30, 2010 by Gabriela from Mexico
For sure you are not a father. am I right? that was you don't understand the message of the film. By the wa I'm actress and for me it is an extraordinary script,cast and directed.congrats.
September 14, 2010 by coloradolady
The person who stated that this is a waste of time movie, obviously doesn't have any children to love. Children don't ask for much, they mostly need and ask for love.
I have 5 children of my own with 16 grandchildren that I would do anything in this world for. When a total stranger offers to help, to show compassion, then that is great. That gives me hope for the world. Compassion is what makes it so that we can live together on one block, city, county, state and world.
I think that this person needs to soften his heart and allow the love that the father is feeling for his son flow from the movie. Maybe he didn't have a loving father, but there is One that loves everyone no matter what they do....All you have to do is ask for forgiveness.
September 16, 2010 by Donald C. Abernathy
I always say, bigotry and prejudice, primarily, does not reside at the grass roots level of mankind. We all, for the most part can and do truly love each other in spite of our obvious differences. This film was a beautiful display of that. People of different cultures, coming together. Going to extremes to help their fellow man. To George Clooney, The Responsibility Project, and all others who were involved in the creation of this film from thought to finish, THANK YOU!! Character and Integrity are a fleeting thing today and it brings tears to my eyes to see even on film people caring for each other without expecting something in return and with some sacrifice. I love films like this. It reminds me of "Pay It Forward". Once again, THANK YOU for the experience.
October 25, 2010 by A
Too bad, there was several messages in this short film. Pretty good ones too. Caring, sharing, compassion, joining together to help others on their quests, the innocents of children that are too young to get what parents go through for us, The realization of the parent about what he thinks is most important to the child. I could go on and on about this wonderful little film.
November 2, 2010 by Thomas
When the student is ready, the teacher will come...
November 9, 2009 by Tonya Allen
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November 22, 2009 by Rory Cejas
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December 6, 2010 by Carol
"At least they kept it realistic'? It stopped being realistic the minute the father bought an airplane ticket to go back and look for a lost teddy bear. This is the reason why most of our children have no sense of what is REAL because they watch way too much TV and MOVIES.
December 18, 2009 by Chris Slagter
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July 26, 2010 by moses
Now that that a step further, and think, what our heavenly father has done for us.
I like this film because it shows both sides of the coin. The father's instinctive self-sacrificial love for the son. And yet the self-centered nature in all of us as seen by the child in his lack of gratitude. Yet the Father never stopped loving his son.
October 20, 2010 by J. Garnet
Why does someone always feel the need to preach? Why is the message of this film mutually exclusive of one's faith?
December 23, 2009 by Noel Cielo
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January 19, 2010 by Sheila Rosado
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March 24, 2010 by Bro. David Brown
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October 20, 2010 by Linda
AMEN! I would like to add one more thing the scripture says we MUST DO: REPENT for the KINGDOM OF GOD IS AT HAND!
May 5, 2010 by Mike
I thought it was a pretty dumb movie because it was almost like it was just too easy. Not real life like. Would of been better if it didn't play out like expected. Not all real life have happy endings. Nice to see a film that shows it how it is now days. Would of been a good movie even if he didn't find the teddy bear. It was the effort he put forth to try. Not always about succeeding.
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May 28, 2010 by Peg
This movie was actually real. This really did happen. It was featured on This American Life in 1999 on their father's day special. The movie was about 99% faithful to the actual events that happened. (Different hotel involved and the trash was much worse than what they showed).
May 15, 2010 by shirley patterson
I love this video, its great. Kids really keep you on your toes!
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May 19, 2010 by Jim jetton
Goodness has a matching mood and goodness comes with love. Both energize the family.
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June 4, 2010 by Mary
Bravo, well done and thank you for bringing thsi message to light fo reveryone. Mary
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June 8, 2010 by Ms Thomas
If we been thru this, we know the feeling that we have when we've been thru what we've had to go thru to find it (attached item), the child does'nt know til they will go thru as a parent..these are unrewarded moments..we do anyway.
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June 16, 2010 by Julie Belshe
We as parents will do whatever it takes to make our children happy, but isn't the truth that if we're doing the right thing they will grow up to be the parents to make their children happy. Do the right thing and produce the right parents for the future
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December 6, 2010 by Carol
I would do anything I can to make sure my child has the basics of life and if possible some fun things on this journey but I would not do anything to make him or her 'happy'.
I think someone was trying to say 'Train up a child in the way he SHOULD go and he will not depart from it". By the way that is talking about 'TORAH' and the child's relationship to his Creator. If he gets that one right everything else will fall into place.
June 17, 2010 by Anita
Beautiful film. Reminded me of my childhood and the great love my parents had for me. I lost my friend, Chico, on the Silver Star train from Ocala to New York. Chico was a brown, stuffed monkey with a long tail, big ears and the best smile in the world. I cried for days. About a month later, my parent's friend, George (who was a drunk), brought him back to me. All the way from New York. Thank you for reminding me what community really means. All of it. The children, the parents, the friends with issues and Chico.
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June 27, 2010 by rhonda johnson
thank you-thankyou I truely needed to something like this today.
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July 15, 2010 by vipulluthra
what is golden rule
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July 18, 2010 by Betty
Love knows no boundries.
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July 19, 2010 by George Jimenez
Great film for teaching purposes specially in teaching values and attitudes to teenagers.
George
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July 23, 2010 by ANN COUSIN
WHAT A WONDERFUL STORY OF HUMAN LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP. THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE IF PEOPLE SHARED GENUINE CONCERNS FOR EACH OTHER AND ARE WILLING TO HELP WHEN SOMEONE IS IN NEED. I LOVED IT.
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July 31, 2010 by Nzingha
such a beautiful and touching film...how could anyone with a heart not be touched by it...yes, the things we do for our kids..its called LOVE! and it shows that there are still good people out there in the world . Notice it's always the poor and humble people tho... who take the time to share and care!
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October 29, 2010 by Terri Palmerton
I like how you mention people havin the time to just stop and think of someone other then themselves......
September 2, 2010 by Joan Taylor
I had a teddy bear. When my parents got a divorce in l950, they sent me away. First to summer camp in the mountains for 5 weeks....I was only 6. So I cried all over my teddy every night...under the stars and pines in an army cot in front of a cabin. But things got better. When I returned they sent me to my Grandma's home in Illinois, from California by my self on a plane (the stewardesses were so good to me). Visiting my Grandma for the rest of the summer (about 6 weeks) changed my life. I do not even remember what happened to my teddy bear, although I am sure it must have been with me. Moral of the story: A real Grandma is worth all the teddy bears in the whole world. Now I have the real Jesus, and my life has truly "been worth it all".
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December 30, 2010 by Sandra Krytus
Thank you for sharing! Your story moved me more deeply the movie!
I have 6 children & 11 grandchildren. I identify most with the person who is willing to do anything to provide for the needs of their children but not thier "wants". Everyone else, by saying they would do anything, & spend any amount of money for their kids, imply that those who won't (ot CAN'T) are less than good parents.
September 2, 2010 by teena
That was so true,we do that kind of stuff for our children all the time
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September 4, 2010 by Murray Rowley
Real life stories are the most touching accounts....hats off for the writers and producers here. George Clooney, you're a big star in Hollywood but you've still got your focus on important things!
I did this once! Our 10 year old foster child took his teeth braces out at McDonalds and packed it into the garbage by mistake after eating his MacMeal! We went back and I asked the guy doing the garbage where to find that days garbage bags. He showed me 6 BIG bags of garbage to sort through. We took em all home (an unusual request), tipped the first bag out in the basement and started looking for the braces through all those Cokes and half-eaten Macs! Yuk! But, no kidding, we found the braces in the first bag! Our boy was so excited he put the braces straight into his mouth....from the garbage pile straight into his mouth! :-) Like I said, it's a real life story!
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September 14, 2010 by Richard Bernier
I realized the way I sometimes think, I may never have found Tony. After all that had occured I would have taken the other bear home and told my son of the great effort all had done.
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September 14, 2010 by Dianna
The look on the fathers face at the end told the whole story. The son trusted and had faith in his father, he was his child.
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December 30, 2010 by Sandra Krytus
I don't get this "look" everyone keeps talking about. The looks I saw were 1st disappointment that his son didn't express more appreciation, then realization that his son was after all a resilient child that had already moved on. A look of realization that he had made it his big deal, and it was not his son's. As if the Dad needed to go to extraordinary lengths because of his son's illness. Maybe to exhonerate misplaced guilt? And, yes, I have children. Six children and 10 1/2 grandchildren.
September 20, 2010 by DAWN
It was A big heart movie! Great to see people understand the language of Love for a Child's happiness in Life... & working in unison to find the teddy bear for a good cause...we should all open our hearts to make this world a better place...together we can make the CHange....giving without expecting nothing in return!
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September 28, 2010 by Dave
Brilliant,touching, There isn't much we won't do for our kids,especially when their sick! Loved how the others got involved,No time for politics,race or personal agendas! Just find the kids Bear! A pleasure to view.
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October 12, 2010 by mark
loved it... love to be loved ... oh what we do for love .. to give and receive.. I was so impressed with the angels God sends when we cant do it alone .... I want to thank all my angels..... !!!!!!!!!!
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October 17, 2010 by Bobbie Buttram
The best little movie I have seen in a while!!! Just shows what doing a kindness for someone else can really accomplish...it's about much more than retrieving a lost teddy bear! Caring and showing kindness to your fellow man...no matter how inconvenient it may seem...reaps rewards!!
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October 18, 2010 by Dottie Brown
I so enjoyed it--I can feel for him--I cried as he did inwardly We will do ANYTHING for our kids, grandkids and GREATgrands too!!
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October 19, 2010 by Estelle
Beautiful story of people who love their kids. I would do the same for my child or a stranger's child. The beauty of human compassion should be displayed more often.
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October 21, 2010 by Sandra Anderson
"Tony" is a refreshing and lighthearted clip that makes me want to watch it over and over again, live in it and pray that reality evolves to the place where it goes. Even with all the subliminal posturinng, the culturer has come to a point where where I'll take concern for humanity where ever I can get it!
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October 23, 2010 by Gayla Sterzinger
I too had an incident like this. About 1986 I had taken my children to Washington DC. My daughter took her well worn "stuffing falling out bunny" that she slept with each night and whose tag was tattered by her rubbing. While at the National Zoo my son bought a cherished stuffed Panda to remind him of the baby pandas recently born at the zoo. You guess it, both animals were left at the hotel tangled in the bed clothes and we did not realize the loss until the next night and 500 miles down the road. I telephoned the hotel and they were holding the animals and mailed them to our house. The children were thrilled to arrive home and find their treasure waiting for them. Since that time my husband and I have traveled thousands of miles again and again we find the kindness, most helpful, very friendly people in all states and countries. Its important to remember most people do the right thing and forget the minority who are negative and rude.
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October 24, 2010 by Pete's Preferred Taxi Service & Wine Tours
If this happened just once every day we could easily change the world!
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October 25, 2010 by Debra Gist
I absolutely LOVED it!
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October 26, 2010 by T.t 2 Bhadd
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww this movie is soooooooooooooooooooooo awsome and full of loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and hopeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee i soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee thiss movieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
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October 28, 2010 by Naomi Aldort, Ph.D.
As a parenting advice columnist, author, speaker and personal coach to parents world wide, I would like to commend this father's commitment, but to the wrong thing. Love does not spell "things," nor "money." It spells "Time" and "Being together." In fact, by his devotion to get the bear, the father taught the child an emotionally weakening lessons: You must get whatever you want and material goods rule.
This is a harmful lesson of affluent society. The child said, "It's allright..." and it was. He was wiser than his father. The father only had to say, "Oh, well. I guess he is lost," then hug and kiss the child good night. He could have spent the long day with his son rather than teaching him that he must get what he wants (the cause of tantrums) and that material goods are the highest priority.
Having a benign attitude and a focus on love, not things, would be much more empowering. He could have said, "Oh well, I guess the bear is gone. The important thing is that you are here. I love you." He could have cuddled with him in bed to talk and connect more. He could have spend the next day with his child, rather than devote it to chasing a toy.
Naomi Aldort, Author, Raising Our Children, Raising Ourselves
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November 2, 2010 by Thomas Feller
Yes, it was hard seeing detachment... And seeing the child representing a child who has gone through cancer treatment, I would have been hard pressed to be detached from him... I would have been his teddy bear!
December 30, 2010 by Sandra Krytus
So succinctly put! I agree absolutely.
October 29, 2010 by Paula D. Paxton
Awesome can't wait to see the whole movie! I have 2 grandsons and 2 granddaughters and I can't wait to take them. My oldest grandson got a stuff lion at a baby shower and he could not go to sleep without it. What a cute awesome story.
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October 30, 2010 by Tammy Mayers
I love this video thanks and it was so cute when they told the kid they found TONY he said he had to go because he was watching scooby do where are you we got some work to do now. lol tonight I am at peace because I know the Universe is taking care of everything and I am very grateful that is give me tranquility knowing that I don't have to worry it will all be taking care of. Lots of respect ciao for now T. Mayers
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November 16, 2010 by Terri
This film has very special meaning to me. Not only because our parents will go to the ends of the earth to make sure we are happy and content but because I share a very special bond with a very special person. This story of ours stems back several month ago and we have held on to it and will continue. The teddy bear is a great representation of kindness, caring and love not to mention a big hug too!
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December 20, 2010 by Ioanna
It was great to see all cultures united on a teddy bear quest!
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January 13, 2011 by David
This film was very touching.
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November 7, 2008 by Deb Conner
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April 25, 2010 by C Frederick
The reason people cry when they see things like this and not when viewing the "realistic" news is because the tears are for the wish, the hope, the faith...and maybe even the sadness from knowing that stories like this are not the real goings-on in our society. When we are so de-sensitized by all the crime and wickedness in this world, to see stories where people go to any lengths...especially to help a stranger (anyone in need) is heartwarming and we just wish that the everyday world had people that strong and generous giving of themselves-their time, their money, their own sweat and physical labor to meet a goal, no matter how small or large that goal may be. I know that we do see a few stories like that on the news every now and then...truth is in a society where you have a vast number-millions of Christians out there...we Don't see Nearly Enough Randoms Acts of Kindness.
November 8, 2008 by EMILY ANDRE
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October 24, 2010 by rachel
good movie showing how people can work together and accomplish good things. the child could have learned a lesson about life and loss if the father hadn.t made that trip.. l i believe letting a child hAVE all he wantsa is bad. what happens when he HAS to face real life.in the future. will daddy aLWAYS BE THERE to help him out of rough times in life. plus the child showed no appreciation.
November 10, 2008 by Linda
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June 7, 2010 by Labtyd
LOL!!!! So explain to me how... "This is why you should always have 2 of everything your child loves. If he loses one, break out the back-up."... teaches a lesson of being responsible. This seems to be very contradictory.
June 7, 2010 by Labtyd
LOL!!!! So explain to me how... "This is why you should always have 2 of everything your child loves. If he loses one, break out the back-up."... teaches a lesson of being responsible. This seems to be very contradictory.
December 6, 2010 by Carol
So, let me see. Now we are BLAMING the hotel cleaning staff. It is the RESPONSIBILITY of the 'owners' to take their belongings with them. And you want to take Whoopie Goldberg's advice and try to make the world a 'Disneyland' for our children? I cannot believe people are saying these things. They would rather go on a 'wild goose chase' so their child and know that there are people out there to want to make him or her 'happy'? Some people are definately living in this world. Sounds like something from 'The Matrix' and they took the wrong pill.
November 15, 2008 by Joe Orlandino
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November 11, 2010 by greg
This is a true story - listen to the original broadcast and you might understand.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/132/fathers-day-99
November 12, 2010 by Bruce M. Tucson, AZ & Bermuda
The message is...It's all about attitude and YOUR state of mind!! Or are you a narcissistic, selfish person?? You might want to rethink your philosophy of living!! Unfortunately, some of the comments I have read on here - tell me why America has lost it's way and is NOT the country it used to be!! Too bad we can't turn the clocks back 30 - 40 yrs!! I clearly remember another America - with a different purpose and "Spirit"!!!
November 17, 2008 by Everything is relative
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November 11, 2010 by greg
Thats what I thought until I listened to this!
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/132/fathers-day-99
November 19, 2008 by Eric Beck
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July 6, 2010 by Bob
I would suspect the father was not aloof, but rather preoccupied with the thought, "How the heck am I going to find Tony?" In my life, I have been absorbed in thought and everyone else's actions around me just continue to happen.
He strikes me as being distraught, hoping for the best and surely it does. I remember the story on This American Life about 10 years ago - the world needs many more of these caring parents.
Have a great one!
May 5, 2010 by Denson,Travis R.
Just let God work it out, hes in controll anyway.
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July 11, 2010 by Carlyn
What a Downer ! Are you always such a buzz-kill? It was a good example of parental love.
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November 11, 2010 by greg
This is a true story - listen to the original broadcast and you might understand.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/132/fathers-day-99
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November 13, 2008 by Phillip Barnhart
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March 10, 2010 by Joe
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October 13, 2010 by wayne
i'm sure the chairman of the business loves children aswell,and the movie.
November 29, 2010 by Lonny
@ Joe - Yes, we all know that there is an agenda for everything. You aren't telling us anything we don't already know. The point of it being, there is nothing wrong with killing two birds (Sales and Marketing) with one stone (The Responsibility Project). I personally believe it's a great idea. So, instead of your one tracked view that can only see what you think, how about making a legitimate claim about this short film. And if you still have a negative employ of it, do your homework and make a short film of your own and present it to Liberty Mutual. I'm sure anticipating your film. I believe you should. It would be great to see more ideas on this responsibility thing. Yours included.
March 10, 2010 by Joe
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May 28, 2010 by Peg
You look like a complete idiot. The movie is not fiction. This actually happened. Do a little research. This American Life 1999 Father's day program.
September 28, 2010 by Dave
To Joe, (comment march 10th 2010) Joe you and others like you are the reason the country/world is in the chaotic state that its in! Your ignorance & heartlessness is astounding! I can only pray that when you moved out of southern California You headed south like Antarctica! Have a nice Day
October 13, 2010 by wayne
you sound like you don't live in the real; world. without love,a human is nothing,like a clanging bell in fact.
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