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Overview

User Rating:
5.6/10   1,542 votes
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Director:
Ernest Thompson
Writer (WGA):
Ernest Thompson (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 November 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
The year the country split apart and a generation came together.
Plot:
Two friends, Ralph and Scott live in a small minded town at the onset of the Vietnam war. While Scott's brother enlists... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
a multi-layered film that can be watched on several levels more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Robert Downey Jr. ... Ralph Carr

Kiefer Sutherland ... Scott
Bruce Dern ... Cliff

Mariette Hartley ... Jessie

Winona Ryder ... Beth

Joanna Cassidy ... Ev
Christopher Wynne ... Alden
Keller Kuhn ... Marsha
Steve Foster ... Marshall

Mert Hatfield ... Coach Heart
Welton Tootle ... Junior Roberts
Don Devendorf ... Reverend Hardy
Dr. Robert Louis Stevenson ... Dean Bonner
Jason Summers ... Processor
Scott N. Stevens ... Hitchhiker
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Additional Details

Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Ultra Stereo

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Errors in geography: The bus Alden gets on says Palmetto Tours on it. It would not be in Maryland, where the film is supposed to take place. South Carolina is the Palmetto State. more
Quotes:
Scott: I've already decided if nothing happens by the time I am 20, I'm gonna cut it off.
Ralph: How ya going to pee there Scott?
Scott: Sittin' down.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Hollywood Vietnam (2005) (TV) more

FAQ

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful:-
a multi-layered film that can be watched on several levels, 20 February 2000
8/10
Author: jukebox-2 from canada

On the surface, the film is about two friends: one straight, the other into drugs etc. The film explores their relationship. Then there is the dysfunctional families and how they impact on the boys. The backdrop is the vietnam war, the death of family members, and the draft. All these issues intertwine closely making the film complex.

The acting is excellent. A film to be watched

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