Hometown Boy Makes Good
5.3
“He's a big city waiter turned small town shrink... and he's about to become the local hero.”
A med school burnout returns to his small home town, but when he decides against telling his mother that he dropped out, complications ensue.
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Cast
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Anthony Edwards
Boyd Geary
Known for
Zodiac
Top Gun
Grace Zabriskie
Helen Geary
Known for
Twin Peaks
Big Love
Cynthia Bain
Merle Lee Swearingen
Known for
Pumpkinhead
Spontaneous Combustion
Phillip Brock
Joe Maxwell
Known for
Highlander II: The Quickening
Enough Said
Jerry Hardin
Mayor Bob
Known for
The Firm
Cujo
Harry Shearer
Radio Announcer (voice)
Known for
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Movie
Chris Mulkey
Al Swearingen
Known for
Whiplash
Twin Peaks
Tony Spiridakis
Chuck Frazier
Known for
Death Wish 3
Joel Thingvall
Slime
Known for
Best Man Down
Dark Cloud
Jeff Gadbois
Dr. Rivers
Also in
Mallrats
Old Explorers
Melvin Kirkpatrick
Doc Jennings
No other roles listed
Katherine Michelle Tanner
Young Girl
Also in
Waiting on Mary
Bridge to the Other Side
David Burton Morris Director · Allen Rucker Writer Barry Goldberg Composer
United States release August 2, 1990 · Produced in United States · Production Imperial Entertainment Corporation
Production
HBO Films
Production
Imperial Entertainment Corporation
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 2, 1990
Theatrical
United States · October 27, 1993
Physical · VHS
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