Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Producer: Thomas Newman, Angelo P. Graham, Martin Brest, Martin Brest, Michael Tronick
IMDb Score: 7.7/10 by 1663 users
Runtime: 157 minutes
Released: 12/23/1992