In Country

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In Country (1989)

R 09/15/1989 (US) Drama 2h

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Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around with Tom, Earl, and Pete, three other Vietnam vets who, like Emmett, all have problems of one kind or another that relate to their war experiences. Samantha becomes obsessed with finding out about her father.

Norman Jewison

Director
Bobbie Ann Mason

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Cynthia Cidre

Screenplay
Frank Pierson

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Bruce Willis

Emmett Smith
Emily Lloyd

Samantha Hughes
Joan Allen

Irene
Kevin Anderson

Lonnie
John Terry

Tom
Peggy Rea

Mamaw
Judith Ivey

Anita
Richard Hamilton

Grampaw
Stephen Tobolowsky

Pete
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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on May 24, 2019

Low-key drama about Vietnam survivors and the teen daughter of one who died in the war

A 17 year-old girl from western Kentucky (Emily Lloyd) lives with her Vietnam vet uncle (Bruce Willis) while dating a couple of guys (Kevin Anderson & John Terry). She seeks to know more about her father who died in the war when she was in the womb. Joan Allen plays her mother who lives in Lexington while Judith Ivey is on hand as a nurse semi-involved with the uncle.

"In Country" was one of three PTSD Vietnam flicks released in 1989, which also include “Jacknife” and “Born on the 4th of July.” “J... read the rest.

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