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Director:
Hugh Hudson
Writer (WGA):
Michael Weller (written by)
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Release Date:
5 May 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
When no one cares, it's hard to find your way back home. more
Plot:
A troubled youth (Adam Horovitz) from a split Los Angeles family is sent to a private psychiatric hospital after a violent scrape with the police... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
not great, but good - Horowitz does fine work more (10 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Donald Sutherland ... Dr. Charles Loftis
Adam Horovitz ... Tim 'Chino' Doolan

Amy Locane ... Cheryl Anderson
Don Bloomfield ... Andy 'Natas' Doolan
Celia Weston ... Felicia Doolan Marks
Graham Beckel ... Richard Doolan

Patricia Richardson ... Cheryl's Mother
Ron Frazier ... Barton Marks
Joe D'Angerio ... Sweeney

William O'Leary ... Link

Kevin Corrigan ... Gata
Gary Riley ... Spooky
Mick Cunningham ... D.A.B. Kid (as Michael Cunningham)
Leonard Porter Salazar ... Paco

Jonathan Del Arco ... Angel
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Road Home (Europe: English title)
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Runtime:
116 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Iceland:L | Finland:K-14 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Dr. Charles Loftis: We used to say it took a year. Remember? A year to put a kid right. Sure, that just happened to be what the insurance covered. But now they cut it back to two, three months, and presto! we cure them in two or three months. more
Movie Connections:
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not great, but good - Horowitz does fine work, 16 January 2007
7/10
Author: jnsgrover from United States

Really a sweet movie - yes, VERY formulaic, but that does not disqualify any film. Plot - OK, crap. But Sutherland and Horowitz (yes, the guy from Beastie Boys and son of the famous playwright) do well by the roles they are given.

It is the gentle attention that the director give to the characters that makes the movie for me. The two main characters are cast in a very typical ("Ordinary People") situation, but they transcend it with their performances. Sutherland could easily have coasted through this movie for the paycheck, but doesn't. Adam Horowitz could have just posed and postured - but doesn't.

Or I'm nuts - could be. There is no harm, however, in a feel-good story that doesn't cheat on the difficulties of the characters' situations or their needs. This plot may speed past them, but the performances give them depth.

Honest sentiment is no crime - and I would claim that Sutherland and Horowitz give nuanced performances (not exactly typical for either).

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