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1969

1969
★ 5.6/10•1988•1h 35m•R•Drama•War•Romance

The year the country split apart and a generation came together.

Two rebellious youths, Ralph and Scott, find themselves struggling with adulthood as the Vietnam War rages. Feeling trapped in their small town, Scott battles with his conservative veteran father, Cliff, and Ralph deals with his desperately sexual mother, Ev. When tragic news arrives from overseas, the entire town, inspired by Ralph and Scott's antiwar efforts, reevaluates its attitude toward the war.

Ernest Thompson · Writer

Ernest Thompson · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 18, 1988
Revenue$5,979,011

Actors

Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr.

Ralph Carr

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

Scott Clifton Denny

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Cliff Denny

Mariette Hartley

Mariette Hartley

Jessie Denny

Winona Ryder

Winona Ryder

Beth Carr

Joanna Cassidy

Joanna Cassidy

Ev Carr

Christopher Wynne

Christopher Wynne

Alden Palmer Denny

Mert Hatfield

Coach Heart

Scott N. Stevens

Scott N. Stevens

Hitchhiker

Richard Young

Richard Young

Ralph's Cellmate

Keller Kuhn

Marsha

Steve Foster

Marshall

Welton Tootle

Junior Roberts

Don Devendorf

Reverend Hardy

Robert Louis Stevenson

Dean Bonner

Jason Summers

Protestor

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