Story of a man Bill Januson whose pride in being the head of his family won't let him accept help from his sick daughters doctor. He has to prove to his kids that even with the death of his...
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Beau Bridges | ... | Bill Januson | |
| Bruce Davison | ... | Dr. Michael Millerton | |
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Shelton Dane | ... | Robbie Januson |
| Jena Malone | ... | Willa | |
| Alice Krige | ... | Dee | |
| Josef Sommer | ... | Edward Millerton | |
| Frances McDormand | ... | Gus | |
| Jeff Bridges | ... | Vincent | |
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Allegra Denton | ... | Caroline |
| Dan Petronijevic | ... | Kenny | |
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Nick Johne | ... | Oscar |
| Nicky Guadagni | ... | Hospital Administrator | |
| Liisa Repo-Martell | ... | Angela | |
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Pixie Bigelow | ... | Marian Millerton |
| James Kidnie | ... | Mr. Tatum | |
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Story of a man Bill Januson whose pride in being the head of his family won't let him accept help from his sick daughters doctor. He has to prove to his kids that even with the death of his wife and the loss of his job that they can and will survive. After hitting brick wall after brick wall comes a glimmer of hope. Written by Richard Jones <rjo339@swbell.net>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
1 December 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Escondido na América See more »Filming Locations:
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In between "Streetwise," "American Heart" and now "Hidden in America," I think I need to go on Prozac. Over the years director Martin Bell has proven himself master of ruining a person's day -- for some reason he seems mainly attracted to topics related to the poor, hopeless and downtrodden. The fact that his films are uniformly of high quality only makes the situations portrayed all the more depressing, but the verisimilitude of these films elevates them to something well above what mainstream Hollywood usually churns out.
Anyway, this film is well acted, fairly well scripted and covers its subject matter effectively. Jeff Bridges has a bit part as a doctor, and (as always) I would have liked to have seen more of him. The fact that this film is set is Seattle is meaningless; a story like this could really happen anywhere in America. 7/10