Heading Home (1995)
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39% want to see it
(57 ratings)
An African-American busdriver befriends a white girl in this sensitive drama set in 1970 during the height of the Vietnam-War protests. Horace Jones, the bus driver, is frustrated that he couldn't keep his son Willie from enlisting in the military. What makes it worse, is that Willie was an… More An African-American busdriver befriends a white girl in this sensitive drama set in 1970 during the height of the Vietnam-War protests. Horace Jones, the bus driver, is frustrated that he couldn't keep his son Willie from enlisting in the military. What makes it worse, is that Willie was an excellent student in college, and only went because he felt it was his duty; now he is missing in action. While driving his coach to a war protest in Washington, Horace encounters 17-year-old Kate Polanski, who has led such a sheltered life that she has never met a black person before. She is not going to protest; she has more personal reasons for going, involving her family. During the overnight drive to the capitol, the two begin talking, and Horace becomes a father figure to her. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- David Hare, Maria Heritier
- Written By
- David Hare
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- Studio
- HP Releasing
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
As co-writer and director, Maria Heritier shows a measure of taste in her feature debut, a sensitive drama about the unique friendship between two misfits, a black bus driver and a white firl, set against the background of the Vietnam War.
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Cast
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Frankie Faison
as Horace Jones
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Margaret Welsh
as Kate Polanski
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Mary Alice
as Mary Jones
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Allison Janney
as Linda Polanski
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Seth Gilliam
as Will Jones
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Tom Tammi
as Stan Polanski
- Gary Oldman
- Joely Richardson
- Stephen Dillane
- Stella Gonet
- Michael Bryant
- James McDaniel
