1969 (film)


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1969
Directed by Ernest Thompson
Produced by Bill Badalato
Daniel Grodnik
Written by Ernest Thompson
Starring Robert Downey Jr.
Kiefer Sutherland
Winona Ryder
Music by Michael Small
Cinematography Jules Brenner
Editing by William M. Anderson
Distributed by Atlantic Releasing
Release date(s) November 18, 1988
Running time 95 min.
Country  United States
Language English

1969 is a 1988 drama film starring Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, and Winona Ryder. It was written and directed by Ernest Thompson. The original music score is composed by Michael Small.

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Main cast

Actor Role
Robert Downey Jr. Ralph Karr
Kiefer Sutherland Scott Denny
Bruce Dern Cliff Denny
Mariette Hartley Jessie Denny
Winona Ryder Beth Karr
Joanna Cassidy Ev Karr

Plot

In 1969, two best friends, Ralph Karr (Robert Downey Jr.) and Scott Denny (Kiefer Sutherland) live in a stuffy, upper-middle class suburban town in Maryland at the offset of the Vietnam War, and are both in college. While Scott's brother Alden enlists, he and Ralph are outspoken in their opposition to the war. Scott's attitude alienates him from his father Cliff and he and Ralph decide to spend the summer on the road, living out of their van and experiencing all the freedom the counterculture has to offer. Various events lead them back to town where they learn of the death of Alden. This event proves to be the catalyst needed to bridge the gap between father and son and enlightens them both to the true cost of the war.

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