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15/09/1989 Drama 2h 0m
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Overview

Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.

  1. Norman Jewison

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Bruce Willis

    Emmett Smith

  2. Emily Lloyd

    Samantha Hughes

  3. Joan Allen

    Irene

  4. Kevin Anderson

    Lonnie

  5. John Terry

    Tom

  6. Peggy Rea

    Mamaw

  7. Judith Ivey

    Anita

  8. Richard Hamilton

    Grampaw

  9. Stephen Tobolowsky

    Pete

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2019-05-24
***Low-key drama about Vietnam survivors and the teen daughter of one who died in the war***

A 17 year-old girl from western Kentucky (Emily Lloyd) lives with her Vietnam vet uncle (Bruce Willis) while dating a couple of guys (Kevin Anderson & John Terry). She seeks to know more about her father who died in the war when she was in the womb. Joan Allen plays her mother who lives in Lexington while Judith Ivey is on hand as a nurse semi-involved with the uncle.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$18,000,000.00

Revenue
$3,531,971.00

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