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Overview

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Director:
Mark Piznarski
Writers (WGA):
Bill Couturié (story) &
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Release Date:
7 February 1999 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
The Herlihys are a working class family from Chicago whose three children take wildly divergent paths:... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations more
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Tina Wants A 'Softer' Frank
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A decade of war and love more (65 total)

Cast

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Josh Hamilton ... Michael Herlihy

Julia Stiles ... Katie Herlihy

Jerry O'Connell ... Brian Herlihy

Jeremy Sisto ... Kenny Klein

Jordana Brewster ... Sarah Weinstock

Leonard Roberts ... Emmet Taylor

Bill Smitrovich ... Bill Herlihy

Annie Corley ... Mary Herlihy
Donovan Leitch ... Neal Reynolds
David Alan Grier ... Fred Hampton
Cliff Gorman ... Father Daniel Berrigan

Charles S. Dutton ... Reverend Willie Taylor (as Charles Dutton)
April Mills ... Constance

Marc Blucas ... Buddy Wells
Jenna Byrne ... Melissa
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for drug use, violence and sensuality.
Runtime:
172 min | USA:240 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Fillmore, California, USA more

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Trivia:
Actors Donovan Leitch and Carnie Wilson are the respective children of musicians 'Donovan' and The Beach Boys' singer Brian Wilson, both of whom are heard in the soundtrack. Jason Nesmith, son of ex-Monkee Michael Nesmith, also appears. more
Goofs:
Boom mic visible: At the end during the BBQ, the mother asked "How's my boy today?" there is a boom mic visible. more
Quotes:
[On his son Michael being a Conscientious Objector to Vietnam]
Bill Herlihy: "If my son says he can't fight, it's not because he's not brave enough, it's because he's brave enough to stand up for what he believes in."
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Movie Connections:
Followed by The '70s (2000) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
High Hopes more

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A decade of war and love, 9 February 1999
Author: lib-4 from Florida

Boy, a wave of nostalgia fell over me as I watched this. Jerry O'Connell was remarkable as the son who went to war-- he reminded me of several of my highschool friends. I liked the scope from the civil rights movement to the peace rallies and even the storming of Columbia. Though it was a lot to cover, they did a good job-- only the sister's story seemed a little weak. and I do know fathers who were able to get out of the WWII mode and see their children's objections to Vietnam. To me the 60's was this nation breaking out of the shell and a new nation being born... its not always easy- but we grow in the end.

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