"Sometimes needing someone is the bravest thing you can do." 02 September 1988 Drama 111 mins
After his mother dies and father goes to fight in World War II, a young boy moves in with his aunt and uncle who live in the countryside. Lonely and unhappy, he starts believing he has super powers. Then a "dead" man shows up.
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Lukas Haas as Wendall
Lea Thompson as Sybil
Steve Hendrickson as Fred
Dylan Baker as Duffy Kahler
Alan Wright as Conductor
Jeffrey Dreisbach as Singing Soldier
Anne Pitoniak as Cornelia
John Randolph as Doc
Lance Guest as John T.
Andrea Matheson as Ercel
Jeremiah Warner as Tom
Dorothy Yates as Dot Svenson
Doris Yates as Marie Svenson
Jerome Dempsey as Jim
David Moscow as Jimmy Wiggen
Jason Cook as Monroe
Richard Bowen Director of Photography
Jeffrey Beecroft Production Design
Jenny Bowen Additional Writing
Nancy Larson Screenplay
Stephanie Maslansky Costume Design
Michel Colombier Original Music Composer
Patricia McCorkle Casting
Michelle Ross Makeup Artist
John Nichols Novel
Lisa Day Editor
Jenny Bowen Director
Thom Tyson Producer
United States 02 September 1988
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