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.

Release Date: 1992-12-23

Genres: Drama

Director: Martin Brest

Actors: Al Pacino ,Chris O'Donnell ,James Rebhorn ,Gabrielle Anwar ,Philip Seymour Hoffman ,Bradley Whitford ,Richard Venture ,June Squibb ,Frances Conroy ,Rochelle Oliver

Duration: 2h 36m

IMDB rating: 7.8