1969
1988Two 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.
Acted in
Robert Downey Jr.
as Ralph Carr
Kiefer Sutherland
as Scott Clifton Denny
Bruce Dern
as Cliff Denny
Mariette Hartley
as Jessie Denny
Winona Ryder
as Beth Carr
Joanna Cassidy
as Ev Carr
Christopher Wynne
as Alden Palmer Denny
Mert Hatfield
as Coach Heart
Scott N. Stevens
as Hitchhiker
Kara Zielke
as Nude Woman
Keller Kuhn
as Marsha
Steve Foster
as Marshall
Welton Tootle
as Junior Roberts
Don Devendorf
as Reverend Hardy
Robert Louis Stevenson
as Dean Bonner
Jason Summers
as Protestor
Michael Fowler
as Passenger
David Webster
as Soldier
Jennifer Rothschild
as Wife
John Garber
as Radio Announcer
Paul Dillon
as Boy in audience
Alfred Cerullo
as Janitor
Mical Whitaker
as Janitor
James O. Stafford Jr.
as Nude Man
Maureen Paglia
as Folksinger
David Whiting
as Folksinger
Bobby Catania
as The Psychedelicatessen Band
Howard Kingkade
as Matty
Carl Espy
as Billy
Lawrence Lowe
as Guard
Richard Young
as Ralph's Cellmate
Roy E. Hubbard
as Border Patrolman
Kelly Briggs Jackson
as Passenger (uncredited)