Morgan Stewart's Coming Home (Home Front) (1987)

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An ambitious father thinks nothing of using his own son to achieve his political goals in this adolescent comedy. The lonely boy has spent the last seven years tucked away and ignored by his parents, Senator Tom Morgan and his social-climbing wife Nancy, in a distant boarding school. As the story… More An ambitious father thinks nothing of using his own son to achieve his political goals in this adolescent comedy. The lonely boy has spent the last seven years tucked away and ignored by his parents, Senator Tom Morgan and his social-climbing wife Nancy, in a distant boarding school. As the story begins, he receives the depressing news that once again they will be too busy to have him home for the holidays. But then, out of the blue, they change their minds and invite him home to stay there for good. The boy is elated, but soon after his arrival, he learns the bitter truth: his father only brought him back because it is an election year and his campaign manager thought he might do better if the public saw him as more of a family man. The boy then decides that it is high time some changes were made around the house and mayhem ensues. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG-13, 1 hr. 36 min.
Directed By: Alan Smithee, Paul Aaron
Genres: Comedy

In Theaters: Feb 20, 1987 Wide
On DVD: Apr 14, 2009
Studio: HBO Video

Critic Reviews

Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
even with the Alan Smithee label, Morgan Stewart's Coming Home isn't bad at all
David Cornelius, DVDTalk.com
All these years, I've kept a soft spot in my heart for it, in all its clumsy glory. Could I ever quite call it a good movie? Not really, not entirely.

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AJ V

I love Jon Cryer in this movie. It's also got a good story, it's not fantastic, but it's a lot of fun and very funny, I really like this movie, and I highly recommend it.
A B

Viveka Davis is hot, and Jon Cryer is likeable in this 80's slapstick comedy. It all goes a bit downhill for the finale, but it has its moments.
Leo L

Good, funny!

Cast

            Jon Cryer as Morgan Stewart

            Lynn Redgrave as Nancy Stewart

            Nicholas Pryor as Senator Tom Stewart

            Viveka Davis as Emily

            Paul Gleason as Jay Springsteen Political Campaign Manager

            Andrew Duncan as Gen. Fenton

            Savely Kramarov as Ivan

            JD Cullum as Garrett

            Tammy Amerson as Heather Whitewood

            Chuck Bennett as Bank Manager

            Roger Bowen as Dr. Cabot

            Jude Ciccolella as Workman

            Avril Gentles as Socialite

            Nina Hansen as Emily's Grandmother

            Bruce Morrow as Delivery Man

            Waweru Njenga as Ahmed

            Mahatma Sudhir Rad as Mahatma

            Robert Sedgwick as Creighton

            Glenn Wilder as Charles Chauffeur

            Alan Beck as Frank

            Perk Bennett as Santa Claus

            Dale R. Blosser as Police Offcier

            Horace Boykin as Delivery Boy

            Ronald C. Byram as Police Officer

            Bill Cohn as Mr. Whitewood

            Melvin Crickenberger as Mansion Party Guest

            Alison Davies as Bank Teller

            Chip Delt as Boy

            Stu Kerr as Police Officer

            Andrew Lassman as Headless Ghoul

            Barbara C. Lewis as Emily's Mother

            Brendan O'Meara as Thompson

            Prentiss Rowe as Police Officer

            Leeza Vinnichenko as Anna

            Gary Wheeler as Reporter

            Jim Yates as Mansion Party Guest

            Joe Bova as Emily's Father

            William Edwards as Cocktail Party Guest
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