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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3 nominations.
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| 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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Chuck Norstadt: Why? It's not on the exam.
Justin McLeod: Why did you come here? Quickly, don't think, just answer. Why?
Chuck Norstadt: For s-some help, you know.
Justin McLeod: No, I don't know. Do you want help or not?
Chuck Norstadt: Yeah, I guess so, if you're really a teacher.
Justin McLeod: "Yeah, I guess so", SIR.
Chuck Norstadt: Yes, I guess so, sir.
Justin McLeod: Good. This is the way it works. Aut disce aut discede - learn or leave. Because it's of no consequence to me, one way or the other. Understood?
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When Gibson is giving Stahl his mock exam results from his truck, you can see a boom mic reflected in the cars windscreen. See more »Quotes
Justin McLeod: Now, I'd like you to write an essay. Any topic you'd like.Chuck Norstadt: Why? It's not on the exam.
Justin McLeod: Why did you come here? Quickly, don't think, just answer. Why?
Chuck Norstadt: For s-some help, you know.
Justin McLeod: No, I don't know. Do you want help or not?
Chuck Norstadt: Yeah, I guess so, if you're really a teacher.
Justin McLeod: "Yeah, I guess so", SIR.
Chuck Norstadt: Yes, I guess so, sir.
Justin McLeod: Good. This is the way it works. Aut disce aut discede - learn or leave. Because it's of no consequence to me, one way or the other. Understood?
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25 August 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Opening Weekend USA:
$4,026,775, 29 August 1993Gross USA:
$24,760,338Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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Young Chuck wants more than anything to get into Military School but he will need tutoring to make the grade. His only hope is reclusive Justin McLeod, a former teacher. Justin is a reclusive figure of ridicule in this small town because of his disfigured face and other hushed implications. This mark on his face was from an automobile accident ten years before in which a boy was incinerated and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. When Chuck looks for Justin's help and they become friends, the town's people become suspicious and hostile. I found it to be a good coming-of-age story; however I have to admit I did not get to read the novel - something I prefer to do. So I can not speak to the success of keeping the film in line with the original story. I found it to stand on its own.