Chuck wants to leave home but can't make the grade for boarding school. Then he finds out the disfigured recluse living nearby is an ex-teacher.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Mel Gibson | ... | Justin McLeod | |
| Nick Stahl | ... | Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt | |
| Margaret Whitton | ... | Catherine Palin | |
| Fay Masterson | ... | Gloria Norstadt | |
| Gaby Hoffmann | ... | Megan Norstadt | |
| Geoffrey Lewis | ... | Chief Wayne Stark | |
| Richard Masur | ... | Prof. Carl Hartley | |
| Michael DeLuise | ... | Douglas Hall, Gloria's Boyfriend | |
| Ethan Phillips | ... | Todd Lansing | |
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Jean De Baer | ... | Mrs. Lansing |
| Jack De Mave | ... | Mr. Cooper | |
| Viva | ... | Mrs. Cooper | |
| Justin Kanew | ... | Rob Lansing | |
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Sean Kellman | ... | David Taylor-Fife |
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Chris Lineburg | ... | Scott Pearson |
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The story of a relationship between a teacher and his troubled pupil. Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town. His face is disfigured from an automobile accident and fire ten years before in which a boy was incinerated and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. He is also suspected of being a pedophile. He is befriended by Chuck, igniting the town's suspicion and hostility. McLeod instills in his protégé a love of justice and freedom from prejudice which sustains Chuck beyond the end of the film. Written by Mike McBain <mike@calcite.apana.org.au>
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A fatherless boy had almost given up all his dreams... until one man believed in him enough to make them come true.Genres:
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EnglishRelease Date:
25 August 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$4,026,775, 29 August 1993Gross USA:
$24,760,338Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$24,760,338Company Credits
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Chuck Norstadt: Chuck. Chuck Norstad.
McLeod: Well, Chuck Chuck Norstad.
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Written by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini
Performed by Andy Williams
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By arragement with Sony Music Licensing
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The song that Megan is singing in the cemetery is Sarah Posey's "Born a Woman". See more »Goofs
When McLeod explains to Norstadt what he does for a living he hands off several magazines and says "Here's a few you might have seen" - it is unlikely that such a teacher would make the mistake of using the singular "here is" as opposed to the plural "here are" when talking about several magazines... See more »Quotes
McLeod: What is your name?Chuck Norstadt: Chuck. Chuck Norstad.
McLeod: Well, Chuck Chuck Norstad.
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MOON RIVERWritten by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini
Performed by Andy Williams
Courtesy of Columbia Records
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A beautiful, touching, heartwarming story about a boy living in a dysfunctional family with his mother and two sisters, all of whom posess above average intelligence, and consider him to be the "retard" of the family. His only dream is to join the military academy, mostly to get away from his family. He meets a disfigured man (Mel Gibson), the local "freak" of the town. After learning that the man used to be a teacher, he asks for tutoring. In time, not only does the man become the boy's tutor, he becomes his best friend.
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