In Country

19892hNo ratings yet

Drama

Overview

Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.

Keywords

based on novel or book
vietnam veteran
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
kentucky

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 15, 1989
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Judith Ivey,Patricia Richardson,Terry Draper,Michael Mayes,Larry McCullaugh,Gena Colley,Peggy Rea,Ken Jenkins,Emily Lloyd,Rod Hightowerand 31 more
Director: Norman Jewison
Writer: Frank Pierson,Bobbie Ann Mason,Cynthia Cidre
Producer: Norman Jewison,Charles Mulvehill,Richard N. Roth
Cinematography: Russell Boyd
Music: James Horner
Budget: $18,000,000
Revenue: $3,531,971
IMDb: tt0097570