Stealing Home (1988)

Mark Harmon is a washed-up baseball player who is called back home to handle the ashes of his childhood sweetheart/ first love who had committed suicide. As he searches for what to do with ... See full summary »

Directors:

Steven Kampmann, William Porter (as Will Aldis)

Writers:

Steven Kampmann, William Porter (as Will Aldis)

Stars:

Mark Harmon, Jodie Foster, Blair Brown

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mark Harmon	...	Billy Wyatt
Blair Brown	...	Ginny Wyatt
Jonathan Silverman	...	Teenage Alan Appleby
Harold Ramis	...	Alan Appleby
William McNamara	...	Teenage Billy Wyatt
Richard Jenkins	...	Hank Chandler
John Shea	...	Sam Wyatt
Jodie Foster	...	Katie Chandler
Christine Jones	...	Grace Chandler
Beth Broderick	...	Lesley
Jane Brucker	...	Sheryl
Ted Ross	...	Bud Scott
Thacher Goodwin	...	Young Billy Wyatt
Yvette Croskey	...	Young Robin Parks
Ollie Davidson	...	Robin Parks

Storyline

Mark Harmon is a washed-up baseball player who is called back home to handle the ashes of his childhood sweetheart/ first love who had committed suicide. As he searches for what to do with them, he remembers the past and the relationship they had. In doing so he finds himself again.

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Plot Keywords:

one night stand | suicide | baseball | first love | friend | 

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Taglines:

Stealing hearts, stealing laughs, stealing memories

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Genres:

Drama | Romance | Sport

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 August 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Den största kärleken

Filming Locations:

6053 Ridge Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$7,467,504

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Mount Company,Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A young Jodie Foster had several scenes with David Janssen in Smile Jenny, You're Dead (1974), the TV pilot for Janssen's last series, Harry O (1973). Here, David Janssen's widow Dani Crayne has a bit part at the beginning of the movie.

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, when Katie and Billy jump into grandmother's pool, they approach the pool from the narrow, short side. Later in the movie, when Billy returns to the pool, he makes the same approach, but the pool has flipped a quarter of a turn. He is now looking at the wide side of the pool.

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Quotes

Katie Chandler: See that's all I want to do Billy-Boy. I want to leap of this pier and fly high in the air with hang with the wind and drift through the clouds, and at night, with the Moon full and the sea wild, I meet my lover high on a cliff and we'd swoop down into the ocean and swim all the way touch the bottom up through the dark water and break the surface. Then we'd fly to Jamaica for Pina Colatas... God, I wish I could do that.

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Connections

Referenced in The Good Place: Everything Is Bonzer! (2018)

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Soundtracks

Theme From Ernie
Written by Fred Lacey

User Reviews

A Classic Drama

Wonderful performances by an all-star cast led by Mark Harmon and Jodie Foster make "Stealing Home" a classic drama. John Shea is also remarkable and shows what he can do with a good part. Making the film even more enjoyable is the great score by David Foster which captures perfectly the mood of the film and for once, songs actually blend in and help set the mood and time of the piece.

A must-see.