06 Dec 1981
Collin
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Missing in America
It's never too late to find your way home
A haunted Vietnam veteran, living in exile in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, is faced with a life-changing decision after he is visited by a former platoon member and his young Amerasian daughter.
Top Billed Cast
Danny Glover Jake Neely
Ron Perlman Red
Linda Hamilton Kate
Zoe Weizenbaum Lenny Hocknell
David Strathairn Henry R. Hocknell Jr.
Timothy Webber Mitchell
Gabrielle Rose Cyd
Frank C. Turner Dinky
Jesse Moss Robert W. Gardner
Ty Olsson Soldier
Colin Lawrence Young Jake
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