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Overview

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5.3/10   282 votes
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Director:
Rick Rosenthal
Writers (WGA):
Robert Stitzel (story) and
Deedee Wehle (story) ...
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Release Date:
11 November 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A hero of war. A casualty of peace, With only one hope for survival...his son. more
Plot:
A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Too good to be overlooked! more

Cast

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Ralph Macchio ... Jack Lambert

John Lithgow ... Mark Lambert

Kerrie Keane ... Char

Reb Brown ... Harvey Nitz
Janet Margolin ... Barbara Lambert

Denis Arndt ... Larry

Jamey Sheridan ... Moss

Tom Bower ... Louis
John Kelly ... Andy
Michael Currie ... Coach Swabey
Hilary Strang ... Jane
Robyn Stevan ... Holly

David Longworth ... Sheriff

Gordon Currie ... Billy Watson
Walter Marsh ... Principal
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'enfer après l'enfer (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
114 min
Country:
USA | Canada
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #28976)

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Mark Lambert: When I was 18, my father used to call me "numbnuts" and "dumbass". more
Soundtrack:
DISTANT THUNDER more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Too good to be overlooked!, 1 July 2001
Author: mr_doright11 from Gresham, Oregon

This movie was really good, and yet nobody has ever heard of it. John Lithgow gave a great performance as a disturbed bush-vet, and Ralph Macchio also gave an exceptional performance as his son. At first I thought that this was going to be stupid because Lithgow wouldn't be able to pull off a dramatic roll, since he is so funny in 3rd Rock, but I was proven wrong! He did a great job. The only problem I had was the stories of why the other two bush-vets were there, it barley explained Harvey and it didn't explain Mark's other "Amigo" (if you haven't seen it, that's what they call each-other); other than that, it was great!

It's ashame that Lithgow's next movies were him playing a snooty British accent (thank God he found 3rd Rock!). 8/10

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