A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
as Paul Hunham
as Angus Tully
as Mary Lamb
as Miss Lydia Crane
as Teddy Kountze
as Alex Ollerman
as Ye-Joon Park
as Jason Smith
as Dr. Hardy Woodrup
as Danny
as Thomas Tully
as Judy Clotfelter
as Stanley Clotfelter
as Elise
as Mr. Endicott
as Mr. Rosensweig
as Mary's Sister Peggy
as Priest / Bartender
as Office Lady
as Toothbrushing Student
as Cobb Salad Student
as Weed Buyer Harriman
as Christmas Tree Guy
as Christmas Tree Helper
as Hooker
as ER Doctor
as ER Nurse
as Pharmacist
as Pinball Player
as Vietnam Vet Kenneth
as Hip Party Guest
as Hugh Cavanaugh
as Mrs. Cavanaugh
as Santa Claus
as Psychiatric Orderly
as Waitress
as Maître d'hôtel
as Liquor Store Cashier
as Choir Leader
as Jason Smith's Father
as Miss Crane's Boyfriend
as Irritated Movie Patron
as Barton Parent (uncredited)
as Boston Streeter / Pedestrian (uncredited)