The War at Home (1996)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Emilio Estevez

Writers (WGA):

James Duff (play)
James Duff (screenplay)

Release Date:

20 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

There Is A Secret About To Explode.

Plot:

Jeremy Collier is a Vietnam veteran who has returned home and is struggling to cope with the war experiences that haunt him...

Plot Keywords:

Thanksgiving | Vietnam | Veteran | Thanksgiving Day | 1970s

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Emilio Estevez	...	Jeremy Collier
Kathy Bates	...	Maurine Collier
Martin Sheen	...	Bob Collier
Kimberly Williams-Paisley	...	Karen Collier (as Kimberly Williams)
Corin Nemec	...	Donald
Ann Hearn	...	Prof. Tracey
Carla Gugino	...	Melissa
Marcus H. Nelson	...	Pvt. Poe
Michael Wiseman	...	Lieutenant
Jena Kraus	...	Coffee House Singer
Chad Morgan	...	Bus Station Clerk
Penelope Allen	...	Marjoree (as Penny Allen)
Geoffrey Blake	...	David
Renée Estevez	...	Brenda
Tuan Tran	...	Viet Cong

MPAA:

Rated R for a war-related shooting, an intense sequence of violent threat, and for language.

Runtime:

119 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R | Singapore:PG | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Trivia:

'Renee Estevez' is the younger sister of Emilio Estevez. She plays his cousin's wife in the film.

Quotes:

Jeremy Collier: I'm not having dinner
Bob Collier: And why not?
Jeremy Collier: I had a big breakfast.
Bob Collier: Jeremy, I'm not joking around out here!
Jeremy Collier: I'm not laughin' around in here!

Movie Connections:

References "Have Gun - Will Travel" (1957)

Soundtrack:

Almost Cut My Hair

Wow!

I was just lucky I found this movie. I've been taking advantage of Walmart's $5.50 DVDs, because I watch a lot of movies (and very seldom watch television). I graduated from high school in 1968 - so I have family and many friends who served in Vietnam. This movie really illustrates the pain I've seen in my friends in dealing with what happened to them over there. I wish more people would see this movie - I think maybe more people could understand what happened to our Vietnam vets by watching these excellent actors in the portrayal of one family damaged by that war. The story felt realistic - it isn't mushy, but made me feel what they were going through. I think it helped that Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez were playing father and son - it made their relationship more believable,