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Release Date
• USA: Nov 4, 1994
DVD Release Date
• R1: Apr 13, 1999
MPAA Rating
PG13
Running Time
2 hours, 7 minutes
Country USA
Studio Universal
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Other Titles
• The War
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Genre: Adventure, War, Drama, Coming Of Age, Teenage, Tragedy
Tagline: What's worth fighting for?
Plot: In the summer of 1970, Stephen (Kevin Costner) returns to his family in Mississippi after a stint in the Vietnam War, his emotional and psychological scars leave him depressed and alienated, while struggling to overcome the nightmare of post traumatic stress disorder. His wife Lois (Mare Winningham) becomes the one forced to struggle to keep food on the table, working grueling double shifts as a waitress and forced to rely on welfare. And his children, Stu (Elijah Wood) and Lidia (Lexi Randall) have it no easier: they're caught in a battle with a group of neighborhood bullies over a tree house that they built out of junk to be a safe haven for their friends, while trying to escape the pressures of school and life in a small Southern town. Ironically, these small-town hostilities are what finally help Stephen come to terms with the larger war he fought in Vietnam. And as he tries to communicate his personal philosophy about violence to his son Stu, the two create a bond stronger than any they have ever had before. By summer's end, both Stu and Lidia gain a new respect for their father's beliefs of peace and understanding as they discover the startling insights into themselves and the world around them.
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| Directed by |
Jon Avnet
Fried Green Tomatoes, Up Close & Personal, Red Corner |
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| Cast |
Elijah Wood
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King |
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The Long Walk Home, Sarah, Plain and Tall, The Stars Fell on Henrietta | |
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| Music By |
Thomas Newman
The Shawshank Redemption, American Beauty, The Green Mile |
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