Film With Plymouth Ties Hits On-Demand Services This Month
'Love and Honor,' by Plymouth Township screenwriter Jim Burnstein, is loosely based on experience of Plymouth Mayor Pro Tem Mike Wright.
Jim Burnstein thought he had heard all of his friend Mike Wright's best war stories from his time in Vietnam until his friend told him about the time he went AWOL. For Wright, mayor pro tem for the City of Plymouth, his AWOL experience was out of necessity—lodging costs were too high while on R&R in Hawaii and he and a friend had to find cheaper living. For Burnstein, a screenwriter from Plymouth Township, his friend's story provided enough inspiration to be his next big idea for a movie. While the events in Love and Honor—currently on video on demand on DirecTV and available Feb. 14 on major VOD services—differ from Wright's actual AWOL experience, the basis of a soldier going AWOL while on R&R was a suitable starting point for Burnstein…
Rebecca Stojcevski
11:15 am on Thursday, February 7, 2013
Looking forward to watching it! I took a screenwriting class from Jim at U of M, and he's a great instructor. more ›