Synopsis
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 15 September 1989
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Director
- Norman Jewison
- Writers
- Frank Pierson, Cynthia Cidre
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Box office
- $3,531,971
- Languages
- English
- Production
- Warner Bros. Pictures
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Cast
Bruce WillisNominated
Emily Lloyd
Joan Allen
Kevin Anderson
John Terry
Peggy Rea
Judith Ivey
Richard Hamilton
Stephen Tobolowsky
Jim Beaver