Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (1987)

Directors:

Paul Aaron
Terry Winsor

Writers:

Ken Hixon (screenplay) and
David N. Titcher (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 February 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

He was just Ducky in "Pretty in Pink". Now he's crazy rich...and it's all his parents' fault.

Plot:

After seven years in boarding school, Morgan Stewart is finally coming home. He discovers it's not the same happy home it used to be...

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jon Cryer	...	Morgan Stewart
JD Cullum	...	Garrett (as John David Cullum)
Robert Sedgwick	...	Craighton
Waweru Njenga	...	Akhmed
Sudhir Rad	...	Mahatma
Alan Beck	...	Frank
Brendan O'Meara	...	Thompson
Lynn Redgrave	...	Nancy Stewart
Saveli Kramarov	...	Ivan
Leeza Vinnichenko	...	Proskovia
Glenn R. Wilder	...	Chauffer (as Glenn Wilder)
Nicholas Pryor	...	Tom Stewart
Paul Gleason	...	Jay Le Soto
Gary Wheeler	...	Reporter
Will Huston	...	Cocktail Party Guest (as William Edwards)

Also Known As:

Home Front

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Company:

Kings Road Entertainment

Trivia:

The original director was Terry Winsor who had only one film to his credit, Party Party (1983). He was replaced by Paul Aaron who was so unhappy with the final film that he asked for the Alan Smithee credit.

Movie Connections:

References Zombi 2 (1979)

Soundtrack:

Painted Moon

Why is this film compared with Ferris Bueller?

I keep seeing this film compared to Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and I don't see why. The plots have nothing in common, and the characters are not at all similar. Ferris Bueller's Day Off is about a very cool and clever kid who fools his parents into thinking he is sick, and goes on an adventure in the city. Morgan Stewart's Coming Home is more of a family story. A not so cool kid (Cryer) who was shipped off to boarding school at a young age is brought home to help with his fathers campaign to be elected to the senate and tries to win the affection of his very cold mother and dim-witted father. So why are these two films compared to one another? I see some of the comparison comes from the idea that this film was sold to the public as a Bueller-esque film, but it wasn't. I remember the commercials for this film from way back in the day, and they in no way tried to capitalize on the success of Ferris Bueller. This film is it's own film, as good or bad as it may be. It isn't a Ferris Bueller rip off. Morgan Stewart's Coming Home has it's moments, but it is more suited to a younger audience.