An American Story

• Director: John Gray
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Political Drama, Ensemble Film
• Themes: Political Corruption, Home From the War, Fighting the System
• Release Year: 1992
• Country: US
• Run Time: 97 minutes

Plot

This fact-based drama centers on a sextet of WW II soldiers who are hailed as heroes upon their return to their hometown in Texas. Trouble follows when the vets unite to overthrow the town's corrupt politicians. They make a plan, but it is nearly derailed by the group leader's social-climbing wife and her father. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Cast

G.W. Bailey - Tom Cantrell; Lisa Blount - Becky Meadows; Rodger Boyce - Frank Crowley; Patricia Clarkson - Barbara Meade; Jerry Haynes - Dr. Jenkins; John M. Jackson - Sheriff McMillan; David Labiosa - Juan Medina; Brad Leland - Andy Buckley; Kathleen Quinlan - Hope Tyler; Tom Sizemore - Jesse Meadows; Shawn Toovey - Sam Meadows; Titus Welliver - Jack Austin; Josef Sommer - Henry Meade; Brad Johnson - George Meade

Credit

Judith Holstra - Casting, Jacqueline Saint Anne - Costume Designer, John Gray - Director, Robert Halmi, Sr. - Executive Producer, Mark Snow - Composer (Music Score), Ed Wittstein - Production Designer, Johnny E. Jensen - Cinematographer, Carl Clifford - Producer, Derek R. Hill - Set Designer, Jack Bennett, Jr. - Special Effects

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