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1988 Drama War Romance 1h 35m

1969

"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.

5.6 TMDB RATING
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Principal Cast

Robert Downey Jr.

Ralph Carr

Kiefer Sutherland

Scott Clifton Denny

Bruce Dern

Cliff Denny

Mariette Hartley

Jessie Denny

Winona Ryder

Beth Carr

Joanna Cassidy

Ev Carr

Christopher Wynne

Alden Palmer Denny

Mert Hatfield

Coach Heart

Scott N. Stevens

Hitchhiker

Kara Zielke

Nude Woman

Keller Kuhn

Marsha

Steve Foster

Marshall

Welton Tootle

Junior Roberts

Don Devendorf

Reverend Hardy

Robert Louis Stevenson

Dean Bonner

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