1969
August 18, 1988
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...More
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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Ernest Thompson
Director
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
MH
Mert Hatfield
Coach Heart
Scott N. Stevens
Hitchhiker
KZ
Kara Zielke
Nude Woman
KK
Keller Kuhn
Marsha
SF
Steve Foster
Marshall
WT
Welton Tootle
Junior Roberts
DD
Don Devendorf
Reverend Hardy
RLS
Robert Louis Stevenson
Dean Bonner
JS
Jason Summers
Protestor
MF
Michael Fowler
Passenger
DW
David Webster
Soldier
JR
Jennifer Rothschild
Wife
JG
John Garber
Radio Announcer
Paul Dillon
Boy in audience
AC
Alfred Cerullo
Janitor
MW
Mical Whitaker
Janitor
JOSJ
James O. Stafford Jr.
Nude Man
MP
Maureen Paglia
Folksinger
DW
David Whiting
Folksinger
BC
Bobby Catania
The Psychedelicatessen Band
HK
Howard Kingkade
Matty
CE
Carl Espy
Billy
LL
Lawrence Lowe
Guard
Richard Young
Ralph's Cellmate
REH
Roy E. Hubbard
Border Patrolman
KBJ
Kelly Briggs Jackson
Passenger (uncredited)