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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Monte Merrick (written by)
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10 November 1989 (USA) more
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After 25 years in the fast food business, father McDermott one morning proclaims in front of his three... more | add synopsis
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1 win & 1 nomination more
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Cast

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Sean Astin ... Duncan McDermott

Stockard Channing ... Nancy Trainer
Melinda Dillon ... Eileen McDermott

Jim Haynie ... Jake McDermott

Daphne Zuniga ... Beverly Young
Levon Helm ... Denny Stockton
Dinah Manoff ... Lois Cook

Dermot Mulroney ... Kit McDermott

Tim Quill ... Brian McDermott (as Tim Quill)

Keith Szarabajka ... Kevin Burley
Sheila Kelley ... Beth Harper
Ryan Hill ... Demetri Harper
Rick Marshall ... Charlie
Michael Burgess ... Workman
Leon Joseph Pinner ... Newsman
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Runtime:
91 min | Germany:80 min
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6 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
Good premise that needed more development, 30 March 2002
6/10
Author: jharadie from New Mexico

The security that three brothers had with their family and their father's business is shattered without warning when the business is sold. Each brother deals in his own way: one growing up quickly, one capping his anger until he explodes, and the youngest, who is seemingly unaffected, actually being the glue that holds everything together. It's a great idea that with another 30 minutes could have been developed into a wonderful film; unfortunately, in about 90 minutes all that was done was done shallowly. Except for the acting: all the actors, particularly those playing the brothers, were great, and tried very hard to make the film three-dimensional. An OK "feel-good" movie, worth seeing.

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