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Distant Thunder is a 1988 American drama film about a Vietnam War veteran and his estranged son. The film, starring John Lithgow and Ralph Macchio, received mixed reviews and was a box-office flop.
A Vietnam war veteran returns to his family after ten years of living in the forest and faces a strained relationship with his son. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, soundtracks and more for this film.
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- Drama
- Rick Rosenthal
- 1988-11-11
DISTANT THUNDER (1988) - HD Trailer 💣🪵Worldwide first on Blu-ray!“Lithgow’s performance is at the heart of the movie” – Roger EbertJohn Lithgow (Shrek, Foo...
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Distant Thunder. 114 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1988. Roger Ebert. November 11, 1988. 4 min read. In the forbidding, somber forests of the Pacific Northwest, mountain men live in house trailers or makeshift huts, living off the land. They hunt, they fish, sometimes they drink too much, sometimes they are possessed by terrifying outbursts of violence.
Jan 16, 2010 · Here's the trailer to the 1988 drama "Distant Thunder" starring Ralph Macchio ("The Karate Kid") and John Lithgow (TV's "3rd Rock from the Sun"). Directed by Rick Rosenthal.
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A Chicago teenager (Ralph Macchio) searches the Pacific Northwest woods for his Vietnam-veteran father (John Lithgow).
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- Drama
- R
Directed by Rick Rosenthal. A hero of war. A casualty of peace, With only one hope for survival…his son. 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.
