Two friends living in a small town during the 1960s, run away to enjoy their freedom during the Vietnam War, thus disappointing the father of one of them. When they return to town, they realize the importance of family unity.
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Cast verified as complete
| Robert Downey Jr. | ... |
Ralph Carr
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| Kiefer Sutherland | ... |
Scott
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| Bruce Dern | ... |
Cliff
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| Mariette Hartley | ... |
Jessie
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| Winona Ryder | ... |
Beth
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| Joanna Cassidy | ... |
Ev
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Christopher Wynne | ... |
Alden
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Keller Kuhn | ... |
Marsha
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Steve Foster | ... |
Marshall
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| Mert Hatfield | ... |
Coach Heart
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Welton Tootle | ... |
Junior Roberts
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Don Devendorf | ... |
Reverend Hardy
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Robert Louis Stevenson | ... |
Dean Bonner
(as Dr. Robert Louis Stevenson)
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Jason Summers | ... |
Protestor
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| Scott N. Stevens | ... |
Hitchhiker
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Michael Fowler | ... |
Passenger
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David Webster | ... |
Soldier
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Jennifer Rothschild | ... |
Wife
(as Jennifer Rubin)
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John Garber | ... |
Radio Announcer
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Paul Gillon | ... |
Boy in audience
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| Alfred Cerullo | ... |
Janitor
(as Al Cerullo)
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Mical Whitaker | ... |
Janitor
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Kara Zielke | ... |
Nude Woman
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James O. Stafford Jr. | ... |
Nude Man
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Maureen Paglia | ... |
Folksinger
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David Whiting | ... |
Folksinger
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Bobby Catania | ... |
The Psychedelicatessen Band
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Howard Kingkade | ... |
Matty
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Carl Espy | ... |
Billy
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| Lawrence Lowe | ... |
Guard
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| Richard Young | ... |
Ralph's Cellmate
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Roy E. Hubbard | ... |
Border Patrolman
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Kevin Briggs | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Kelly Briggs Jackson | ... |
Passenger (uncredited)
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Lance H. Rubin | ... |
Bandleader (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ernest Thompson | ||
Written by
| Ernest Thompson | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Bill Badalato | ... | producer |
| Ariel Bagdadi | ... | associate producer |
| Thomas Coleman | ... | executive producer |
| Daniel Grodnik | ... | Produced by |
| Michael Rosenblatt | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Michael Small | ||
Cinematography by
| Jules Brenner | ||
Editing by
| William M. Anderson | ||
Editorial Department
| Tara McKinley | ... | apprentice film editor |
| Armen Minasian | ... | associate editor |
| Dan Muscarella | ... | color timer |
| Michelle Pazer | ... | assistant film editor |
| Lois Trent-Bring | ... | negative cutter |
Casting By
| Jane Feinberg | ||
| Mike Fenton | ||
| Pamela Guest | ... | (as Pamela Rack) |
| Valorie Massalas | ||
Production Design by
| Marcia Hinds | ||
Art Direction by
| Bo Johnson | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jan K. Bergstrom | ||
Costume Design by
| Julie Weiss | ||
Makeup Department
| Sheryl Berkoff | ... | makeup artist |
| Marie-Gabrielle Clark | ... | makeup artist |
| Jamil Ina | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Jeanne Van Phue | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
| Sue Baden-Powell | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| David B. Householter | ... | first assistant director |
| Chip Vucelich | ... | second assistant director |
| R.P. Sekon | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Julie M. Anderson | ... | art swing gang |
| Mindy Frank | ... | art swing gang |
| Patrick Fuhrman | ... | greensman |
| Sands Herrin | ... | art swing gang |
| Kevin Hughes | ... | property master |
| Tim Keating | ... | lead man (as Timothy Keating) |
| Keith G. Lewis | ... | on-set dresser |
| Evelyn Marrin | ... | art swing gang |
| Tyler Patton | ... | assistant property master (as Tyler James Patton) |
| Janet Petersen | ... | on-set dresser |
| Lars Petersen | ... | art department associate |
| Richard Pille | ... | construction coordinator |
| Michael Thomas | ... | art swing gang |
Sound Department
| Desmond Cannon | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Lee Dragu | ... | assistant sound editor |
| James Dean Fisher | ... | foley artist |
| Grover B. Helsley | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Russ Hill | ... | sound editor |
| Joseph Holsen | ... | sound editor |
| Brent Johnson | ... | boom operator |
| Donald F. Johnson | ... | sound mixer |
| Tim Song Jones | ... | sound transferer |
| Mike Le Mare | ... | supervising sound editor |
| William L. McCaughey | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Joel Moss | ... | sound recording engineer |
| Anthony Palk | ... | sound editor |
| Nancy Parker | ... | foley artist |
| Troy Porter | ... | adr mixer |
| Richard D. Rogers | ... | foley mixer / re-recording mixer |
| Carolann Sanchez-Shapiro | ... | assistant sound editor (as Carolann Sanchez) |
| Steve Schwalbe | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Karola Storr | ... | sound editor (as Karola Stork) |
Stunts
| Dan Bradley | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Denney Pierce | ... | stunts (as Denny Pierce) |
| J. Suzanne Rampe | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Logan R. Berkshire | ... | grip |
| Dwight Campbell | ... | gaffer |
| Joe Celeste | ... | key grip |
| Elliot Davis | ... | additional photographer |
| Mark Davison | ... | assistant camera |
| Lee A. Dublin | ... | second assistant camera |
| Joan Geguld | ... | electrician |
| Rufus Granger Jr. | ... | grip |
| Philip Holahan | ... | camera operator |
| Bobby Huber | ... | key grip |
| Jeffrey Jur | ... | additional photographer (as Jeff Jur) |
| Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur | ... | best boy grip |
| David Luckenbach | ... | electrician |
| John Maninger | ... | electrician |
| James M. McEwen | ... | best boy electric |
| Dino Parks | ... | gaffer |
| Steev J. Pears | ... | first assistant camera |
| Brian Robertson | ... | grip |
| David Robey | ... | best boy electric |
| Andy Rosen | ... | still photographer |
| Marty Rudder | ... | grip |
| Andy Ryan | ... | electrician |
| Oley Sassone | ... | additional photographer |
| Riko Schatke | ... | grip |
| James 'Brandy' Spear | ... | third assistant camera |
| Scott Stuart | ... | electrician |
| Scott Stuart | ... | electrician |
| Paul Varrieur | ... | assistant camera |
| Allen D. Waters | ... | electrician |
| Lou Weinert | ... | second assistant camera |
| Gary A. Williams | ... | grip |
| Jamie Young | ... | best boy grip |
| Greg Patterson | ... | set lighting (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Joey Alfieris | ... | extras casting |
| Sara Epstein | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Barbara Harris | ... | adr voice casting |
| Cynthia Stillwell | ... | casting: Georgia |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Randy Dudley | ... | costume assistant |
| Roy Gomez | ... | costume assistant |
| Laurie Hudson | ... | costume assistant |
| Carol Kunz | ... | assistant to costume designer |
Location Management
| Buddy Enright | ... | location manager |
| Jeffrey Harlacker | ... | location liaison (as Jeff Harlacker) |
Music Department
| Johanna Lyle Bennett | ... | assistant music editor |
| Doug Botnick | ... | music consultant |
| Jolene Cherry | ... | music supervisor |
| Brigitte Daloin | ... | assistant music editor |
| Christopher Dedrick | ... | orchestrator |
| Allan Mason | ... | music consultant |
| Robert Randles | ... | composer: additional music / music editor |
| Masashi Yokokawa | ... | assistant music editor |
| Tom Boyd | ... | oboe soloist (uncredited) |
| George Doering | ... | musician (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Annette Haywood-Carter | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Pat Brown | ... | transportation captain |
| Charles Carter | ... | driver |
| Maurice Dunster | ... | driver |
| Carl Ellis | ... | driver |
| Gerry Gillespie | ... | driver |
| Roy A. Grace | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Ed Jones | ... | driver |
| B.K. Logan Jr. | ... | driver |
| Fred Pope Jr. | ... | driver |
| Celeste Ristau | ... | picture car coordinator |
| A.J. Woods | ... | driver |
| Prentis Woods | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Nancy Adamson | ... | assistant to producers |
| Steven Angeli | ... | production assistant |
| Fred Baron | ... | production associate |
| Keith A. Baumgartner | ... | production coordinator |
| Richard Bennett | ... | production assistant |
| Irene Brafstein | ... | teacher |
| Mark Duncan | ... | production assistant |
| David Fulton | ... | unit publicist |
| Kelly Griffin | ... | craft service |
| Claudia Jankowski | ... | dog trainer |
| Sharon Mann | ... | production associate |
| Troy Manning | ... | production assistant |
| Ann Payne | ... | assistant: Mr. Thompson |
| April Pearce | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Derry J. Pearce | ... | production accountant |
| Dan Perri | ... | title designer |
| Reni I. Seakon | ... | post-production accountant |
| R.P. Sekon | ... | production executive |
| Sara Spring | ... | production assistant |
| Ellis Vaughn | ... | cook |
| Brad Wallace | ... | production assistant |
| Donna K. Williams | ... | production secretary |
| Cyndie Williams Young | ... | assistant: Mr. Thompson (as Cynthia E. Williams) |
| Jonathan Dana | ... | studio executive (uncredited) |
| L. Robert Stanfield | ... | photo double/stand in (uncredited) |
| Jon Turtle | ... | financier (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Atlantic Entertainment Group (1988) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinema Land (1988) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Entertainment Film Distributors (1989) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (India) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD) (The Winona Ryder Star Collection)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (1988) (West Germany) (video)
- Cannon Video (1990) (Netherlands) (VHS)
- Entertainment in Video (1989) (Japan) (VHS)
- Filmpac Home Video (1989) (Australia) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Media Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- New Line Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (video)
- Olive Films (2014) (United States) (Blu-ray) (All Packaged Media)
- Olive Films (2014) (United States) (DVD) (All Packaged Media)
- Tohokushinsha Home Video (1988) (Japan) (VHS)
- Video Treasures (1990) (United States) (video)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Two college students, Ralph and Scott, live in a small minded Maryland town at the onset of wide public dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War. While Scott's brother Alden enlists in the country's armed forces, he and Ralph are outspoken in their opposition to the war. Scott's attitude alienates him from his father and he and Ralph leave town to enjoy their freedom. But when Ralph is expelled from college, he suddenly becomes a prime candidate for serving the country's armed forces. When they learn Scott's brother is declared missing in action, the lifelong friends take drastic - and illegal - measures to ensure Ralph's freedom. This event proves to be the catalyst needed to bridge the gap between father and son and enlightens them both to the true cost of war. Written by MGM/UA Home Video |
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| Taglines | The year the country split apart and a generation came together. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $7,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | When Kiefer Sutherland first moved to Los Angeles, he shared an apartment with Robert Downey Jr. for over a year. See more » |
| Goofs | As Alden is leaving for Vietnam, it is supposed to be Easter weekend of 1969. The kid on the bus is reading a book with the Brady Bunch on the cover. The Brady Bunch didn't premiere until September of 1969. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Pretenders: Windows of the World (1988). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Windows of the World See more » |
| Quotes |
Scott:
OK, Ralph, you know, I don't have to help you, but let me tell you something. If you flunk out and die in Vietnam, that's the end of our friendship, fuck you, you know. See more » |