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The movie's writer and actor, Alexander Randazzo, attended the opening of "Lonesome Soldier" at the Regal Crossroads Theater in Cary. The film opened in Greensboro, Wilmington, Charlotte and Southern Pines as well. He said he picked the theater because it's where he grew up watching movies.

'This film is about saving as many lives as possible': Writer, actor releases movie detailing struggles of veterans with PTSD

Alexander Randazzo

The film was a passion project of Alexander Randazzo, a writer and actor who grew up watching movies at the Regal Crossroads Theater in Cary.

FIND SOLUTIONS FOR THEIR HOMES. >> WELCOME BACK. THERE WAS A SPECIAL SCREENING IN KERRY TODAY FOR MOVIE ADDRESSING POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS. AND AS WRAL'S MEGHAN GLOVA REPORTS, THE WRITER AND ACTOR BEHIND THIS FILM WAS THERE TO SEE IT AS WELL. >> SPECIAL JACKSON HOME. >> WANT SOME SOLDIER IS MORE THAN JUST ACTOR AND WRITER ALEX CENA. WIND AS THOSE FILL ITS PASSION PROJECT. >> WELL, SOME SOLDIERS, THE INCREDIBLE TRUE AMERICAN STORY OF A YOUNG MAN. JACKSON HARLOW RETURNS FROM IRAQ WITH PTSD AND HOW THAT NOT ONLY AFFECTS HIM, BUT ALSO THOSE IN HIS COMMUNITY. >> BRINGING JACKSON HARLOW STORY TO THE SILVER SCREEN HAS TAKEN UP. A LOT OF RAIN. DOES THOSE LIFE I GOT INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT 6 YEARS AGO WHEN I GOT INTRODUCED TO THE REAL-LIFE MOTHER AND THE REAL-LIFE JACKSON. >> SOMETHING HE SAYS IS ALL THANKS TO ONE OF HIS OWN FAMILY MEMBERS THAT IT WAS A TEXT MESSAGE OF A SCREEN SHOT OF A FACEBOOK POST THAT WAS SENT TO MY MOTHER THAT WAS SENT TO ME. WHEN DOES A WASN'T FILM SCHOOL AT THE TIME. >> BUT THE MESSAGE INSPIRED HIM TO MOVE TO L A START WORKING ON THE SCRIPT AND RESEARCHING THE ROLE ON. HE SPENT TIME WITH DOZENS OF VETERANS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED PTSD EITHER INDIRECTLY OR FIRSTHAND FRONTLINE SOLDIERS. FIELD MEDICS, THE HOSPITAL WORKERS. IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME TO PUSH MYSELF AS FAR AS I COULD AND JUST UNDERSTANDING JUST A TINY LITTLE FRACTION OF WHAT THEY GO THROUGH. AS FOR AUDIENCE REACTION, GREEN DOES SO SAYS NOTHING MAKES HIM HAPPIER THAN TO HEAR WHAT VETERANS THEMSELVES HAVE TO SAY. LIKE ONE THAT PUT MORE IN GEORGIA JUST DAYS I HAD A >> A LADY WHO SERVED WHO HAD SERVED FOR OVER 20 YEARS TO COME UP TO ME IN TEARS SAYING THAT THIS WAS THE FILM THAT THE MILITARY HAS BEEN WAITING FOR ABOUT THE SUBJECT MATTER FOR THE LAST 30 YEARS AND HAS OF SAYS HE WANTED TO ATTEND THE REGAL CROSSROADS MOVIE THEATER OPENING. THAT'S THE THEATER WHERE HE GREW UP WATCHING MOVIES AND THIS IS WHERE MY DREAM OF BEING A WRITER AND ACTOR WAS BORN. >> AND IT IS. >> JUST ON SPY RING. AND NOW WHEN DOES A WANTS HIS FILM INSPIRING OTHERS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT SERVICE MEMBERS FACE AND TO KNOW THEY CAN HELP A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER WITH PTSD. SEE WHAT THEY NEED. MOST HOPE FOR THE FUTURE >> AND I'M GOING TO BE >> HIS FILMS ABOUT SAVING AS MANY LIVES AS POSSIBLE. MEGAN GLOVA, WRAL NEWS. >> WELL, AND CO-WROTE AND AS THE SCREENPLAY, THE MOVIE IS BASED ON THE NOVEL, THE LONESOME SOLDIER, THE LONG ROAD HOME BY LINDA LEE, IT OPENED YESTERDAY IN GREENSBORO, WILMINGTON, CHARLOTTE AND SOUTHERN PINES. IN ADDITION

'Lonesome Soldier' screens in Cary

Regal is celebrating National Cinema Day by offering $3 movie tickets on Saturday, Sept. 3!

Regal offering $3 movie tickets on Saturday, Sept. 3 for every movie

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The Regal Summer Movie Express promotion is back for 2022 with $2 family-friendly movies!

2022 Regal Summer Movie Express series starts June 14 with $2 family-friendly movies

Some of the most popular theaters in the area, including Regal Crossroads in Cary and Regal White Oak in Garner, will reopen May 7, according to Regal. 



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'This film is about saving as many lives as possible': Writer, actor releases movie detailing struggles of veterans with PTSD

'Lonesome Soldier' screens in Cary

Regal offering $3 movie tickets on Saturday, Sept. 3 for every movie

2022 Regal Summer Movie Express series starts June 14 with $2 family-friendly movies

Regal reopening theaters in Raleigh, Cary, Apex and Garner in May