1969
The year the country split apart and a generation came together.
5.6
65 votes
August 18, 1988
1h 35m
Overview
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.
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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 DennyMert Hatfield
Coach Heart
Scott N. Stevens
Hitchhiker
Richard Young
Ralph's CellmateKeller Kuhn
MarshaSteve Foster
MarshallWelton Tootle
Junior RobertsDon Devendorf
Reverend HardyRobert Louis Stevenson
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