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Overview

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5.8/10   1,238 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Bobbie Ann Mason (novel)
Frank Pierson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
29 September 1989 (USA) more
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The story of an American family.
Plot:
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth... more | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe. more
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An intriguing film with an excellent cast! more (23 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Bruce Willis ... Emmett Smith
Emily Lloyd ... Samantha Hughes

Joan Allen ... Irene
Kevin Anderson ... Lonnie

John Terry ... Tom
Peggy Rea ... Mamaw
Judith Ivey ... Anita
Daniel Jenkins ... Dwayne

Stephen Tobolowsky ... Pete

Jim Beaver ... Earl Smith
Richard Hamilton ... Grampaw
Heidi Swedberg ... Dawn
Ken Jenkins ... Jim Holly
Jonathan Hogan ... Larry

Patricia Richardson ... Cindy
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Runtime:
120 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby (35 mm prints)
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Ken Jenkins, who plays "Jim Holly" (the organizer of the veteran's dance), is the father of Daniel Jenkins who plays Sam's father in the Vietnam flashbacks. Their casting in the film was purely coincidental. more
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8 out of 9 people found the following review useful.
An intriguing film with an excellent cast!, 25 November 2002
Author: grjordan48 from Bakersfield, CA

"In Country" is a film that, to me, gets better with each viewing. Bruce Willis' portrayal of Emmett, a troubled Vietnam veteran, seemed right on; and if he's done any better pure acting, I'm not aware of it. I strongly disagree with a couple of the negative comments on Emily Lloyd's performance in the film. I thought she was quite outstanding as Emmett's inquisitive niece, Samantha, who was searching for answers about her father who had died in Vietnam. As for why monotonic Winona Ryder wasn't selected for the role of Samantha (as mentioned in a prior comment) now that WOULD have been a drab, annoying performance as far as I'm concerned. There were also fine supporting performances from Joan Allen, Kevin Anderson, etc.

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