The War at Home Movie Review 1996

In 1972 Vietnam vet Jeremy Collier (Estevez) has been home in the Dallas suburbs for a year but the war and its effects still linger. Mom Maureen (Bates) is a conservative control freak and dad Bob (Sheen) just can't connect, while teenaged sis Karen (Williams) is going through her own rebellion. The tense situation comes to a bitter head over a Thanksgiving weekend. Based on the 1984 play "Home Front" by James Duff.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS
Running time 124 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Family Ties, Adapted from a Play, Vietnam War, Veterans, Dads, Moms, Thanksgiving

Screenplay

James Duff

Cast

Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Kimberly Williams, Carla Gugino, Geoffrey Blake, Corin "Corky" Nemec, Ann Hearn

Cinematography

Peter Levy

Director

Emilio Estevez

Music

Basil Poledouris

Producer

Brad Krevoy, Steve Stabler, Emilio Estevez, James Duff, Tracie Graham Rice, Motion Picture Corporation of America, Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista