Main Cast: Lukas Haas, Lea Thompson, Lance Guest, John Randolph, Dylan Baker
Release Year: 1988
Country: US
Run Time: 110 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
In this film, based on the novel by John Nichols, young Wendall Olet (Lukas Haas) is sent to live with his Aunt Sybil (Lea Thompson) and Uncle John (Lance Guest) when is father is called on to fight in World War II. Lonely and unhappy, Wendall harbors the delusion that he possesses amazing powers and becomes involved in some family secrets. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide
Anne Pitoniak - Cornelia; Jerome Dempsey - Jim; Michael Gwynne; Barton Heyman - Hank Kahler; Betty Miller - Irma Kahler; David Moscow - Jimmy Wiggen; Jeremiah Warner - Tom; Charles White - Sheriff Flood; Ken Jenkins - Joel Spender; Steve Hendrickson - Fred; Andrea Matheson - Ercel
Credit
Pat McCorkle - Casting, Philip Porcella - Co-producer, Thom Tyson - Co-producer, Stephanie Maslansky - Costume Designer, Jenny Bowen - Director, Lisa Day - Editor, Michel Colombier - Composer (Music Score), Michelle Ross - Makeup, Mitchell Dubin - Camera Operator, Jeffrey Beecroft - Production Designer, Richard Bowen - Cinematographer, Helen Pollak - Production Manager, Lidsay Law - Producer, Douglas Axtell - Sound/Sound Designer, Jenny Bowen - Screenwriter, Nancy Larson - Screenwriter, John Nichols - Book Author
