The Drama: A Marriage of Discomfort and Empathy
This is not a film, it’s a drop tower. A drop tower that you don’t get off of for the vast majority of its 106-minute runtime.
1969 (1988)
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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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.
Rating:R
Genre:Drama, War, Romance
Written By:Ernest Thompson
In Theaters:8/18/1988
Box Office:$5,979,011
Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Atlantic Productions, Atlantic Entertainment Group
Cast
Ernest Thompson
Director
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
Mert Hatfield
Coach Heart
Scott N. Stevens
Hitchhiker
Richard Young
Ralph's Cellmate
Keller Kuhn
Marsha
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