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.
Bo Goldman | Screenplay |
Thomas Newman | Original Music Composer |
Martin Brest | Producer |
Martin Brest | Director |
Ruggero Maccari | Characters |
Ronald L. Schwary | Executive Producer |
William Steinkamp | Editor |
Michael Tronick | Editor |
Giovanni Arpino | Novel |
Dino Risi | Characters |