Summers Run

Eleven-year-old Claude Kinkade considers himself an orphan of sorts. His father Major Blake Kinkade died in the Gulf War. Claude's mother Daisy travels to Las Vegas to pursue a singing career. Left with relatives on a Pennsylvania farm Claude begins a journey of his own.<p>In Pennsylvania Claude meets his illustrious cousin Nathean Summers the family's golden boy. Nathe first appeared before the cameras in 1954 at age eight. His meteoric rise toward stardom sputtered; by the late 1960s his films were forgotten. After a turbulent career in publishing he returns to the family farm to recover remnants of his boyhood and begin life anew in <i>Summers Run</i>.<p> Claude's and Nathe's lives entwine as they forge their futures together. They form a Little League team for the farm boys of the township. Soon they encounter Standing Ovation the legendary bull of the neighborhood; Parsimonious Murphy the reluctant recluse; and Tim Hathaway the deaf orphan who wants to shine in center field. <p>More than a story of Americana or baseball on a country diamond more than fly-fishing or film acting <i>Summers Run</i> mirrors the larger issues of decisions expectations and the dreams and realities found along the back roads.