Distant Thunder (1988)

Name: Distant Thunder
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Released: 1988-11-11
Duration: 114 min

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Title: Distant Thunder

Genre: Drama

Cast: Ralph Macchio, John Lithgow, Kerrie Keane, Reb Brown, Janet Margolin, Tom Bower, Jamey Sheridan, Denis Arndt, Michael Currie, Robyn Stevan, Denalda Williams, John Kelly

Release: 1988-11-11

Runtime: 114

Plot: A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.

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