Mike Rowe’s SOMETHING TO STAND FOR Celebrates USA: ‘We Have A Lot To Be Proud Of’
By Movieguide® Contributor
Mike Rowe calls his upcoming movie SOMETHING TO STAND FOR “a message from the heart.”
“It’s not like any other film I’ve seen,” the DIRTY JOB host told Fox News. “Frankly, I’m not sure what to call it. It’s not a documentary, although there’s a lot of historical information in it, and it’s not a classic narrative. There are probably 300 actors in it, but they don’t really talk to each other. They’re all there to help bring nine individual stories to life.”
A description of the movie reads, “This cinematic tour de force will take viewers to the frontlines of the American Revolution, World War II, the Civil Rights movement, and more. Part mystery, part history — each harrowing tale tells a story you’ve never heard, about the patriots who built our country.”
The nine stories that make up SOMETHING TO STAND FOR were pulled from Rowe’s podcast “The Way I Heard It.”
“It all comes together in a way that is — and I don’t want to overstate it — but you know, it’s pretty good. Positively delightful, I’ve been told,” Rowe laughed.
He added, “I didn’t want to shoot in L.A. or New York. This is not a Hollywood production. This is a message from the heart, and we shot it in the heartland. I’m really proud of that.”
Rowe explained that SOMETHING TO STAND FOR will celebrate America, while acknowledging the work there still is to do.
“We are still very much a work in progress,” he said. “The movie doesn’t attempt to wrap itself in the flag and say, ‘Hey, we did it. Go us. We’re perfect.’ [It’s] an unapologetically patriotic movie that gives me, I think, permission to say that in spite of the imperfections of our Founders and in spite of the world we find ourselves in today, we still have a lot to be proud of, we still have a lot to be grateful for — and we still have a lot to celebrate.”
Rowe spoke further about his hopes for the movie in an Instagram post, writing, “My hope in doing this is to leave you feeling better about our country, better about the people who helped build it, and less divided from those Americans who might vote this November for someone you personally despise.”
Movieguide® previously reported on SOMETHING TO STAND FOR:
Mike Rowe shared some details about his latest project, SOMETHING TO STAND FOR, a movie that will reflect Rowe’s patriotism.
Rowe explained that his hope for the movie is to make people feel good about America and the people who built it, and promised there will be “no mention of conservatives, liberals, democrats, republicans, independents, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, RFK Jr., or anyone else who might run for office.”
“It will, however, be patriotic, and unapologetically so,” he added.
SOMETHING TO STAND FOR was “inspired by the ongoing war on the symbols of America, a war of vandalism waged by those who believe the present can be improved by erasing the past,” he continued.
“This movie is for them – that still sizeable population who identify as Americans, first and foremost,” Rowe wrote. “Americans of all races who genuinely care about our shared history, and understand that even though our nation is still a work in progress – and always will be – there are still a great many things worth standing for.”
SOMETHING TO STAND FOR is expected to hit theaters nationwide on June 27.
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