
19 Dec 1985

Something Completely Different
On a dark night, under a full moon, a childless couple find a crying baby on their doorstep and decide to adopt him. As the years pass, they come to discover that their young son is not like other children.
Sach learns that he has inherited a farm in rural hillbilly country, and when he and the Boys arrive there, they find themselves mixed up with a hillbilly clan named Smith who'll shoot anybody named Jones, plus a gang of bank robbers.
Terence Aloysius 'Slip' Mahoney
Horace Debussy 'Sach' Jones
Ellie Mae Smith
Clem Smith
Louie Dumbrowsky
(as David Condon) Butch, bowery boy
Chuck, bowery boy
Luke Smith
Caleb Smith
Yancy Smith
Tiny Smith
Grandpa Smith
Big Jim, bank robbery leader
Corky, bank robber in black
Private Eye in black coat
Private Eye in grey coat
The Tow-mule Driver
Ma Smith
Mr. Thompson
The Sheriff
19 Dec 1985
On a dark night, under a full moon, a childless couple find a crying baby on their doorstep and decide to adopt him. As the years pass, they come to discover that their young son is not like other children.
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