Distant Thunder
“A hero of war. A casualty of peace, With only one hope for survival...his son.”
A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.
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Cast
19 people
Ralph Macchio
Jack Lambert
Known for
Cobra Kai
The Karate Kid
John Lithgow
Mark Lambert
Known for
Shrek
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Kerrie Keane
Char
Known for
Incubus
Steel
Reb Brown
Harvey Nitz
Known for
Captain America
Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
Janet Margolin
Barbara Lambert
Known for
Annie Hall
Take the Money and Run
Tom Bower
Louis
Known for
The Hills Have Eyes
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Jamey Sheridan
Moss
Known for
Sully
The Stand
Denis Arndt
Larry
Known for
Basic Instinct
Bandidas
Michael Currie
Coach Swabey
Known for
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
The Dead Pool
Robyn Stevan
Holly
Known for
The Stepfather
Intersection
Denalda Williams
Jeanette
Known for
Woman of the Hour
Heartbreakers
John Kelly
Andy
Known for
Drugstore Cowboy
Rick Rosenthal Director · Robert Stitzel Writer Deedee Wehle Story
Worldwide gross $156K · Budget $8M · United States release November 11, 1988
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Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$156,188
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 11, 1988
Limited theatrical
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