The read
Every source lands within 6 points of the others.
Synopsis
Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes68%
Metacritic62/100
581 audience votes
Key crew
- Mel GibsonDirector
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Malcolm MacRuryScreenplay
Cast
- Mel GibsonJustin McLeod
- Nick StahlCharles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt
- Margaret WhittonCatherine Palin
- Fay MastersonGloria Norstadt
- Gaby HoffmannMegan Norstadt
- Geoffrey LewisChief Wayne Stark
- Richard MasurProf. Carl Hartley
- Michael DeLuiseDouglas Hall, Gloria's Boyfriend
- Ethan PhillipsTodd Lansing
- Jean De BaerMrs. Lansing
- Jack De MaveMr. Cooper
- VivaMrs. Cooper
Stills
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Themes
friendshipboarding schoolsuspicionface transplantteacherloveaccident1960s
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