Misunderstood
5.9
“For every kid who wants to be hugged. For every parent who wants to love and understand.”
A workaholic father becomes sole parent to his two young sons, and finds it hard to relate to them, consumed as he is with his own grief.
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Cast
35 people
Gene Hackman
Ned Rawley
Known for
The Royal Tenenbaums
Unforgiven
Henry Thomas
Andrew
Known for
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
The Haunting of Hill House
Rip Torn
Will
Known for
Men in Black II
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Huckleberry Fox
Miles
Known for
Terms of Endearment
Maureen Kerwin
Kate
Known for
The Inheritor
Susan Anspach
Lilly
Known for
Five Easy Pieces
Play It Again, Sam
June Brown
Mrs. Paley
Known for
EastEnders
Bean
Helen Ryan
Lucy
Known for
The Elephant Man
Nadim Sawalha
Ahmed
Known for
Cleopatra
Arabian Nights
Nidal Al-Askhar
Mrs. Jallouli
Known for
Place Vendôme
Khaled Akrout
Electronic Shop Owner
No other roles listed
Rajah Gafsi
Ali-Baroutta Cafe Owner
No other roles listed
Jerry Schatzberg Director · Barra Grant Screenplay Florence Montgomery Author
Worldwide gross $1.5M · Budget $10M · United States release March 30, 1984
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,525,532
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Vides Cinematografica
Production
Accent Films B.V.
Production
PSO
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
Producers Sales Organization (PSO)
Production
Italy · Tunisia · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Japan · December 10, 1983
Theatrical
United States · March 30, 1984
Theatrical
Australia
May 31, 1984 · Theatrical
Finland
March 21, 1986 · Theatrical
France
September 12, 1984 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 19, 1987 · Theatrical
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