Released:
1992-12-23

Overview:
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.

Director:
Martin Brest

Runtime:
2h 36min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Al Pacino
  as
  Lt. Col. Frank Slade
• 
  Chris O'Donnell
  as
  Charlie Simms
• 
  James Rebhorn
  as
  Mr. Trask
• 
  Gabrielle Anwar
  as
  Donna
• 
  Philip Seymour Hoffman
  as
  George Willis, Jr.