Murph: The Protector Page #2

Synopsis: A documentary based on the honor, courage and commitment of Navy SEAL LT Michael P. Murphy, who gave his life for his men in 2005 and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2007.
Genre: Documentary
Director(s): Scott Mactavish
Production: Mactavish Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
78%
PG
Year:
2013
79 min
Website
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he would tell you

what was going on with them.

And he'd always be devoted to them,

making sure they had water

and letting them out,

making sure they were okay.

He was a great swimmer.

And they had a pool in the back yard.

And he would do silly dives,

whether it was cannonballs or...

Dan used to do

something called "pencil."

And Mike would do that

because he was...

he loved swimming.

He loved the water.

Michael Murphy.

Come on, Michael,

you're the youngest one there.

Good.

Where is he?

It was chaotic and fun.

Typical Michael...

when the girls moved in,

they were... I mean, they were...

I think Cathy was nine,

Kelly was 11 and Colleen was 12.

My dad passed away

when I was younger.

And Aunt Maureen had taken me

and my sisters

and gave us, you know,

a family and a place to live.

Their father had died of cancer.

Their mother had basically

abandoned them.

And their grandmother

literally wanted

to move them along.

Michael and I laughed

because she was so intent

on getting them out of her house

that she delivered them to us

in the middle of a snowstorm.

Mike gave up his room

and, you know, we became

like brothers and sisters.

"Mom, Dad, the girls

have to stay somewhere.

I'll move out of the big room

so they can go in that room."

And always helped me,

you know, study.

If I didn't know something,

he would help me, teach me.

He actually taught me to drive.

Tell me more about that.

Yeah, my first car was his first car.

And he'd take me to a parking lot

of an abandoned supermarket

or empty supermarket,

and he'd teach me

to go in circles

and then venture out

onto the roads.

Yes! Yes!

Sports was his thing.

He loved it.

He played soccer.

He wasn't wild about soccer,

but he loved baseball.

He loved football and hockey, yeah.

Anything kind of dangerous

he liked.

And so he made the football team.

And Mike in high school

was not the Mike you see

in a SEAL uniform.

Mike was kind of a wiry guy.

He was fierce.

The hardest hitter.

Very small. He was a small guy,

you know.

He didn't weigh all that much.

But he played safety.

And he would just... he would

knock the crap out of people.

And he was fast too.

He was really fast.

He lost his spot to, actually,

Kristin's boyfriend at the time.

And he actually worked with him

to make him a better football player.

That's who he was, you know.

He knew this guy was taking his spot,

but he was gonna help him

get better.

He stepped aside to let

this freshman come up, and willingly,

and mentored him

that entire season, because he knew

that he would be a better fit

for the team in how he played.

After the last game,

which they lost,

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Scott Mactavish

Scott Mactavish is an American filmmaker and author. Scott Mactavish recently wrote, produced and directed the films entitled MURPH: The Protector and God and Country: Untold Stories of the American Military. Prior to that, he made Summer Running: The Race to Cure Breast Cancer featuring Sissy Spacek. He has also served as executive producer on five films in as many years, including Chagas, directed by Ricardo Preve. Mactavish attended film School at New York University, and upon graduation, worked on major studio projects and independent features while writing original screenplays at night. He was a Goomba in the 1993 film Super Mario Bros. and an uncredited stunt double in The Crow. He launched his own production company in 1998 and has produced dozens of films and videos, with an emphasis on stories of honor, courage and commitment. Scott is the author of The New Dad's Survival Guide", published by Little, Brown and Co., and Co-author of "Battle Ready: Memoir of a SEAL Warrior Medic", published by St. Martin's Press. As a freelance writer, he has contributed to Indiewire, Windcheck, and Film Threat. Mactavish is a veteran of the United States Navy. He attended boot camp at the Recruit Training Command in San Diego, California and served with Submarine Squadron 6, aboard the USS L.Y. Spear, and in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. more…

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