Release Date | 1992-12-23 |
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Runtime | 156 minutes |
Genres | Drama, Comedy |
Stars | Chris O'Donnell, Al Pacino, James Rebhorn, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Venture |
Directors | Martin Brest, Giovanni Arpino, Bo Goldman, Ruggero Maccari, Dino Risi |
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.