Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
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United States
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Cast
Al Pacino— Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Chris O'Donnell— Charlie Simms
James Rebhorn— Mr. Trask
Gabrielle Anwar— Donna
Philip Seymour Hoffman— George Willis, Jr.
Richard Venture— W.R. Slade
