A retired British soldier struggles to adjust to everyday life, with increasing difficulty.
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| Denzel Washington | ... | Reuben James | |
| Dorian Healy | ... | Tony aka Fish | |
| Sean Chapman | ... | Bob Harper | |
| Graham McTavish | ... | Lieutenant | |
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Geff Francis | ... | Lynford |
| Frank Harper | ... | Mickey | |
| Craig Fairbrass | ... | Challoner | |
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Michael Bray | ... | Bryant |
| George Baker | ... | Kilcoyne | |
| Bruce Payne | ... | Colin | |
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Stella Gonet | ... | Debbie |
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Colin Thomas | ... | Feargal |
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Tatiana Strauss | ... | French Girl #1 |
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Valérie Chassigneux | ... | French Girl #2 |
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Brian McDermott | ... | Harry |
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Reuben, having been discharged from the British military, returns to London after a tour of duty in Northern Ireland and the Falklands, where he was decorated as a war Hero. However, given his vocation to his country, he finds interviews for jobs surprisingly difficult to arrange, even though they were sorted out by his careers officers in the army. Within time, he realises his illustrious army record holds no sway in everyday life. Written by Anonymous
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class conflict | london england | sleeping on a couch | british citizenship | fight |Taglines:
He's older, he's wiser, but times have changed.Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
19 May 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$62,771, 21 May 1989Gross USA:
$191,051Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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I have to disagree with the previous commentator's opinion. Washington's accent was about as spot on for a "Yank" as was we'll say Pitt's was in "Snatch" to an Irish tinker's. The movie while obviously low-budget (no different than we'll say "My Beautiful Laundrette" or "Mona Lisa" at this particular time in UK productions), yet its concentration on the inherent drama of a confused and conflicted ex-Para in a non-empathetic society totally over-rode its budgetary limitations.
This was an above-average movie (and a rare one) of its genre and adequately displays Washington's versatility as an actor.