A fatherless boy had almost given up all his dreams... until one man believed in him enough to make them come true.
Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and spare.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
Who loves it, who doesn't
17 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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Cast
- Mel GibsonJustin McLeod
- Nick StahlCharles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt
- Margaret WhittonCatherine Palin
- Fay MastersonGloria Norstadt
- Gaby HoffmannMegan Norstadt
- Geoffrey LewisChief Wayne Stark
- Richard MasurProf. Carl Hartley
- Michael DeLuiseDouglas Hall, Gloria's Boyfriend
- Ethan PhillipsTodd Lansing
- Jean De BaerMrs. Lansing
Crew
- Mel GibsonDirector
- Malcolm MacRuryScreenplay
- Isabelle HollandNovel
- Donald McAlpineDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Antony GibbsEditor
- Bruce DaveyProducer
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