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Writers (WGA):
Ethan Canin (novel)
Maria Nation (teleplay)
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Release Date:
21 November 1995 (USA) more
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Tagline:
The quietest towns always hide the ugliest secrets.
Plot:
The stormy relationship of a young teenage boy with his troubled older brother is told in an extended... more | add synopsis
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Beneath the surface lies the truth...and entertainment! more (5 total)

Cast

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Jerry O'Connell ... Lawrence Sellars

Nick Stahl ... Young Edward

Neal McDonough ... Edward Sellars
Jean Marie Barnwell ... Darienne
Patrick Renna ... Zoltan

Sam Elliott ... Henry Howland
Susan Dey ... Mrs. Sellers
Rebecca Rogers
Lorri Lindberg
Merritt Wever ... Lottie

Cara Jedell
Catherine Shaffner
David Cutting
Chris Blackwelder

Joanna Canton
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USA:90 min
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7 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Beneath the surface lies the truth...and entertainment!, 9 June 1999
Author: Andrew (trueguy143@aol.com) from Atlanta, GA

If you're a fan of films like "The War" and "Now and Then," you'll love this made for TV movie. It has a great cast and superb acting and direction.

In a small Wisconsin town of Blue River, secrets run deep. And for Henry Howland, (Sam Elliott), high school principal and repressive moral Beacon of his community, they are about to explode in a shocking series of events that will shatter the smooth surface of his life forever.

Nick Stahl plays the young brother of the family slowly learning the secrets that the family and community holds hostage. His wildly brilliant brother (Jerry O'Connell) isn't what you call a good son. But when Henry Howland finally gets to him you will start to see the soft side that will destroy him bit-by-bit. Nick's best friend (Patrick Renna - The Sandlot) is a wild child also. He also has a mysterious side too. He loves to set old shacks and buildings on fire, likes to look at woman undress, and loves to take his mother's car out on the town while drinking hard liquor. What's so wild about that!?!

You're probably thinking this is one big messed up film but it isn't. It's one of the best Hallmark Entertainment movies I have ever seen. You'll laugh, cry, and be swept away as the secrets unfold in this mysterious drama. I recommend it for anyone who likes the drama genre (like me) and whenever you see it in the video store, rent it!!!

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