The War at Home

"There Is A Secret About To Explode."

1996 1h 59m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 29

Drama

Synopsis

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Jeremy Collier is a Vietnam veteran who has returned home and is struggling to cope with the war experiences that haunt him. He is also at odds with his family, who cannot begin to understand what he has been through. Jeremy's battles with his family finally spiral out of control on Thanksgiving Day, when a bitter secret is revealed

“There Is A Secret About To Explode.”

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Cast

Emilio Estevez
Jeremy Collier
Kathy Bates
Maurine Collier
Martin Sheen
Bob Collier
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Karen Collier
Carla Gugino
Melissa
Corin Nemec
Donald
Ann Hearn
Prof. Tracey
Marcus H. Nelson
Pvt. Poe

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Emilio Estevez
Writers: James Duff
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Basil Poledouris. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Craig Bassett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Emilio Estevez and Kathy Bates and Martin Sheen carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There Is A Secret About To Explode.".

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0118117 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Emilio Estevez directs. Basil Poledouris scores. Craig Bassett cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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130 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Original score by Basil Poledouris. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
3Editor Craig Bassett shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Emilio Estevez and Kathy Bates and Martin Sheen carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "There Is A Secret About To Explode.".
6IMDB entry: tt0118117 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.