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The War at Home is a 1996 drama war film directed and co-produced by Emilio Estevez, written and co-produced by James Duff and based on his play Homefront. The film stars Estevez, his father Martin Sheen, playing his father in the movie, as well as Kathy Bates, Kimberly Williams, Carla Gugino, and Lane Smith.
Synopsis[]
A young war hero returns home from Vietnam for his family's Thanksgiving. What should be a tender moment, instead slowly grows into a dismissive and hostile environment for the young man until he explodes.
Cast[]
- Kathy Bates as Maurine Collier
- Martin Sheen as Bob Collier
- Kimberly Williams as Karen Collier
- Emilio Estevez as Jeremy Collier
- Carla Gugino as Melissa
- Lane Smith as Majoree's husband
- Corin Nemec as Donald
- Ann Hearn as Professor Tracey
- Penelope Allen as Majoree
- Geoffrey Blake as David
- Renée Estevez as Brenda
- Paloma Estevez as Little Girl
Trivia[]
- Emilio Estevez convinced the studio to pay for this film. In exchange, he agreed to do D3: The Mighty Ducks for free.
- Four members of the Estevez family appear in this film: Martin Sheen (real name Ramón Estevez), Emilio, Renée, and Paloma.