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Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

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Homeward Bound

1980

1h 37m

5.0(2 votes)

Drama

TV Movie

Overview

The relationship among a divorced man, his incurably ill teenage son, and his long-estranged father is explored when the youngster joins his dad for one final summer vacation and they end up at the grandfather's vineyard where he reconciles the two older men.

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David Soul

David Soul

Jake Seaton

Moosie Drier

Moosie Drier

Bobby Seaton

Barnard Hughes

Barnard Hughes

Harry Seaton

Judith Penrod

Leslie

Jeff Corey

Jeff Corey

George

Carmen Zapata

Carmen Zapata

Lorenza

Michelle Downey

Kathy Bailey

Jim Haynie

Jim Haynie

Vernon Richards

Lynne Marta

Lynne Marta

Mary Jo Lawson

Carol Vogel

Carol Vogel

Nora

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Michaels
Written by: Burt Prelutsky
Produced by: Steve Tisch
Jon Avnet

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