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.
Bruce Willis
as Emmett Smith
Emily Lloyd
as Samantha Hughes
Joan Allen
as Irene
Kevin Anderson
as Lonnie
John Terry
as Tom
Peggy Rea
as Mamaw
Judith Ivey
as Anita
Richard Hamilton
as Grampaw
Stephen Tobolowsky
as Pete
Jim Beaver
as Earl Smith
Daniel H. Jenkins
as Dwayne Hughes
Patricia Richardson
as Cindy
