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Status
Released
Release
1988
Runtime
1h 51m
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"Sometimes needing someone is the bravest thing you can do."
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.
25 Cast Members
Lukas Haas
Wendall
Lea Thompson
Sybil
Steve Hendrickson
Fred
Dylan Baker
Duffy Kahler
Alan Wright
Conductor
Jeffrey Dreisbach
Singing Soldier
Anne Pitoniak
Cornelia
John Randolph
Doc
Lance Guest
John T.
Andrea Matheson
Ercel
Jeremiah Warner
Tom
Dorothy Yates
Dot Svenson
Doris Yates
Marie Svenson
Jerome Dempsey
Jim
David Moscow
Jimmy Wiggen
Jason Cook
Monroe
Elizabeth White
Elaine Bergle
Barton Heyman
Hank Kahler
Ken Jenkins
Joel Spender
Michael Buhl
Chad Spender
