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Mike observes his two sons fighting, with one insisting that a promise doesn't mean anything. To help them understand that a promise does mean something, he tells them the story of his youth. In 1969, 11-year-old Mike, 8-year-old Bobby, their mother, Mary, and their German Shepherd, Shane, relocate from New Jersey to Novato, California after their father/husband leaves them. There, Mary weds a new man who the children call "The King". Unbeknownst to Mary, The King is an alcoholic who often gets drunk and beats Bobby. The King also repeatedly plays Hank Williams’s "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" on his record player.
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
Genre: | Drama |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Jim Van Wyck, Lauren Shuler Donner, David M. Evans, Rick Bieber, Jennie Lew Tugend, Dale De La Torre, Richard Solomon, Peter Mcalevey, Michael Douglas |
Directed By: | Richard Donner, David M. Evans |
Written By: | David M. Evans |
Cast: | Joseph Mazzello, Henry LaPlante, John Mazzello, Scott Trimble, Mike Simmrin, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Steve Kahan, Coleby Lombardo, Daniel Bieber, Abraham Verduzco, Garette Ratliff Henson, T.J. Evans, Noah Verduzco, Norman D. Wilson, James W. Gavin, Isaac Ocampo, Elden Henson, Lois Foraker, Robert Munic, Paul Tuerpe, Victor DiMattia, Michael Maiello, Steven Anthony Jones, Jane Nuttycombe, Lennard Camarillo, Tom Hanks, Dawan Scott, Elijah Wood, Lorraine Bracco, Kaylan Romero, James Oliver, Adam Baldwin, Sean Baca, John Heard, Adam Hendershott, Scott Nimerfro, Ben Johnson |
In Theaters: | Feb 21, 1992 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 54 minutes |
Production: | Columbia Pictures, Stonebridge Entertainment, Donner/Shuler-Donner Productions |
Budget: | $35,000,000 |
Box Office: | $4,651,977 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |