A hobo played by Barnard Hughes decides it's time to go home. Drifting from place to place, Hughes finds himself in his hometown of Salt Lake City at Christmas time. Here he hopes to close old wounds and be reunited with his unforgiving son played by Gerald McRaney, and get to know the grandchildren he has never met. McRaney, still resenting the fact that Hughes ran out on his family 25 years earlier, gives his father only one day with his grandkids; after that, he's expected to leave and never come back. All the while Hughes' friends warn him that his son and the past are memories that are best left alone, and should leave, but he has to find out for himself.
Gerald McRaney
as Charlie Grovner
Barnard Hughes
as Chance Grovner
Wendy Crewson
as Laurie
William Hickey
as Cincinnati Harold
Lee Weaver
as Biloxi Slim
Jamie Sorrentini
as Kathy Grovner
Harley Cross
as Bobby Grovner
Helen Stenborg
as Mrs. Gladys Morgan
Michael Ruud
as Omaha John Boswell
Logan Field
as Lt. Nielsen
Alan Gregory
as Desk Clerk
Michael Flynn
as Priest
