A woman whose husband is fighting in Vietnam falls in love with another man who suffered a paralyzing combat injury there.
Director:
Hal Ashby
From metacritic.com
Want to invest a few hours in front of the TV this weekend? Check out a few of our favorite binge-worthy streaming series.
Related News
-
New ‘All American’ Spoilers For Season 2, November 25, 2019 Episode 7 Revealed
19 November 2019 | OnTheFlix -
President Trump to Award Jon Voight the National Medal of Arts
18 November 2019 | Variety -
Sliff 2019 – They Shoot Horses Don’T They? Golden Anniversary Screening at The St. Louis Public Library November 17th
11 November 2019 | WeAreMovieGeeks.com
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: Coming Home (1978)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
More Like This
Shampoo
(1975)
Comedy
|
Drama
Director:
Hal Ashby
Stars:
Warren Beatty,
Julie Christie,
Goldie Hawn
Bound for Glory
(1976)
Biography
|
Drama
|
Music
Director:
Hal Ashby
Stars:
David Carradine,
Ronny Cox,
Melinda Dillon
Klute
(1971)
Crime
|
Mystery
|
Thriller
Director:
Alan J. Pakula
Stars:
Jane Fonda,
Donald Sutherland,
Charles Cioffi
The Last Detail
(1973)
Comedy
|
Drama
Director:
Hal Ashby
Stars:
Jack Nicholson,
Randy Quaid,
Otis Young
Julia
(1977)
Drama
Director:
Fred Zinnemann
Stars:
Jane Fonda,
Vanessa Redgrave,
Jason Robards
The China Syndrome
(1979)
Drama
|
Thriller
Director:
James Bridges
Stars:
Jane Fonda,
Jack Lemmon,
Michael Douglas
Being There
(1979)
Comedy
|
Drama
Director:
Hal Ashby
Stars:
Peter Sellers,
Shirley MacLaine,
Melvyn Douglas
On Golden Pond
(1981)
Drama
Director:
Mark Rydell
Stars:
Katharine Hepburn,
Henry Fonda,
Jane Fonda
The Landlord
(1970)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Hal Ashby
Stars:
Beau Bridges,
Lee Grant,
Diana Sands
Certificate: M/PG
Drama
Director:
Sydney Pollack
Stars:
Jane Fonda,
Michael Sarrazin,
Susannah York
An Unmarried Woman
(1978)
Comedy
|
Drama
|
Romance
Director:
Paul Mazursky
Stars:
Jill Clayburgh,
Alan Bates,
Michael Murphy
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jane Fonda | ... | Sally Hyde | |
| Jon Voight | ... | Luke Martin | |
| Bruce Dern | ... | Capt. Bob Hyde | |
| Penelope Milford | ... | Vi Munson | |
| Robert Carradine | ... | Bill Munson | |
| Robert Ginty | ... | Sgt. Dink Mobley | |
 |
Mary Gregory | ... | Martha Vickery |
| Kathleen Miller | ... | Kathy Delise | |
|
|
Beeson Carroll | ... | Capt. Earl Delise |
|
|
Willie Tyler | ... | Virgil |
|
|
Louis Carello | ... | Bozo (as Lou Carello) |
| Charles Cyphers | ... | Pee Wee | |
| Olivia Cole | ... | Corrine | |
| Tresa Hughes | ... | Nurse Degroot | |
| Bruce French | ... | Dr. Lincoln | |
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
See All (118) »
Storyline
Sally Bender is the wife of a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. He is sent over to Vietnam, and Sally is alone. With nothing else to do, she decides to volunteer at a local veteran's hospital, where she meets Luke, who went to high school with Sally. Luke was wounded and is paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. When Sally begins to fall in love with Luke, she has to make a crucial decision about her life. Written by Jwelch5742
Plot Keywords:
vietnam | paraplegic | vietnam war | wheelchair | u.s. marine corps |Taglines:
A man who believed in war! A man who believed in nothing! And a woman who believed in both of them!Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
Edit
See more on IMDbPro »
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 February 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Buffalo Ghosts See more »Filming Locations:
Manhattan Beach, California, USAEdit
Box Office
Budget:
$3,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$32,653,905Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$32,653,905Company Credits
Show more on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
MonoColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
See more »
(1967)
Written by Mars Bonfire (uncredited)
Performed by Steppenwolf
ABC Records Inc.
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
The film cast includes four Oscar winners: Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Hal Ashby, and Haskell Wexler; and two Oscar nominees: Bruce Dern and Penelope Milford. See more »Goofs
During the basketball game with the ventriloquist as the announcer, the microphone is at the puppets mouth, not the human. See more »Quotes
Capt. Bob Hyde: [Yelling at Sally after discovering her infidelity] What I'm saying is! I don't belong in this house, and they say I don't belong over there!See more »
Crazy Credits
Four members of the film crew are designated as "Friends who did everything". See more »Soundtracks
Born to Be Wild(1967)
Written by Mars Bonfire (uncredited)
Performed by Steppenwolf
ABC Records Inc.
See more »
Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.Contribute to This Page
On IMDb TV, you can catch Hollywood hits and popular TV series at no cost. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free!
Explore popular action and adventure titles available to stream with Prime Video.
Sally (Jane Fonda) has a husband fighting in Vietnam and she feels optimistic about American involvement there. However she works at a hospital as a nurse and soon becomes caretaker of a bitter war veteran named Luke (Jon Voight).
At first, she is repelled by him - but over time grows to love him and admires his cause. (Luke feels the Vietnam War is a mistake and that countless innocent lives are being pointlessly lost.) "Coming Home" is the quintessential Vietnam War film - it's anti-war, pessimistic, gritty, depressing, and ultimately sort of whining. Some Vietnam films to go a bit overboard on the "tears for the poor souls" stuff and become very politically correct - "Coming Home" is like this and that might turn some viewers off.
However I thought the plot, characters, directing and writing were all interesting. Hal Ashby ("Shampoo") shows talent behind the camera and Jon Voight and Jane Fonda display chemistry in front of it.
I'm not typically a fan of Voight (or even Fonda to be honest) but they both do a good job here. Voight's final rousing speech to the classroom of students at the movie is simultaneously touching and uplifting. And the love scene is handled with care and doesn't seem gratuitous or unnecessary.
"Coming Home" may have its flaws, but I think it's one of the better "Vietnam movies" to come out of the era. You should see it if you enjoyed "The Deer Hunter" or "Platoon."