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Release Date:
18 November 1988 (USA) moreTagline:
The year the country split apart and a generation came together.Plot:
Two friends, Ralph and Scott live in a small minded town at the onset of the Vietnam war. While Scott's brother enlists... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 nomination moreUser Comments:
A weak anti-war message moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Ralph Carr |
 | Kiefer Sutherland | ... | Scott |
 | Bruce Dern | ... | Cliff |
 | Mariette Hartley | ... | Jessie |
 | Winona Ryder | ... | Beth |
 | Joanna Cassidy | ... | Ev |
| Christopher Wynne | ... | Alden |
| Keller Kuhn | ... | Marsha |
| Steve Foster | ... | Marshall |
 | Mert Hatfield | ... | Coach Heart |
| Welton Tootle | ... | Junior Roberts |
| Don Devendorf | ... | Reverend Hardy |
| Dr. Robert Louis Stevenson | ... | Dean Bonner |
| Jason Summers | ... | Processor |
| Scott N. Stevens | ... | Hitchhiker |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
95 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Ultra StereoCertification:
Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Anachronisms: When we are first shown their town, there is a yellow 1977 Mercury Marquis parked on the left side of the street facing the camera. moreSoundtrack:
Reach Out Of The Darkness moreFAQ
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I admit that I rented this because of Miss Ryder's name on the cover. However, this isn't really a Winona-Ryder-movie, she is secondary to the plot. Kiefer Sutherland and Robert Downey Jr. play the main characters, two irresponsible kids at the end of the 1960s, trying to avoid getting drafted or growing up. However, it didn't really touch me. The anti-war message could have been stronger if the war had felt more present. As ususal for a movie about kids, their parents are portrayed as being clueless about how things have changed since they were young. Scott's father seem to be thinking 'Whatever happened to the 1950s?' all through the movie.