David Longworth, Denis Arndt, Jamey Sheridan

A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared...( read more  read more... ) for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.

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Directed by: Rick Rosenthal

Release Date: November 11, 1988

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DVD Release Date: December 7, 2004

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  • January 27, 2008
    wasn't a bad story of a father trying to deal with the war and being a father
  • August 9, 2007
    This movie could have been better, but it wasn't too bad of a film, It has a great cast.

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