Distant Thunder

Distant Thunder

114 mins | Drama | Nov. 11, 1988

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.

Distant Thunder

114 mins | Drama | Nov. 11, 1988

Distant Thunder
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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Paramount
Original title Distant Thunder
Directors Rick Rosenthal
Writers Deedee Wehle, Robert Stitzel

Cast

Ralph Macchio

as Jack Lambert

John Lithgow

as Mark Lambert

Kerrie Keane

as Char

Reb Brown

as Harvey Nitz

Janet Margolin

as Barbara Lambert

Tom Bower

as Louis

Jamey Sheridan

as Moss

Denis Arndt

as Larry

Michael Currie

as Coach Swabey

Robyn Stevan

as Holly

Denalda Williams

as Jeanette