Overview

Two 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.

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Cast

Robert Downey Jr.

Ralph Carr

Kiefer Sutherland

Scott Clifton Denny

Bruce Dern

Cliff Denny

Mariette Hartley

Jessie Denny

Winona Ryder

Beth Carr

Joanna Cassidy

Ev Carr

Christopher Wynne

Alden Palmer Denny

Scott N. Stevens

Hitchhiker

Paul Dillon

Boy in audience

Richard Young

Ralph's Cellmate