"They're the best of friends... And they've got the scars to prove it."

1991

1h 47m

6.4(215 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

To get to know his girlfriend's son, a man volunteers to pick him up from a prep school... only to learn that her son's not the nicest kid.

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Cast & Crew

11 members

Acting

Ed O'Neill

Dutch Dooley

Acting

Ethan Embry

Doyle Standish

Acting

JoBeth Williams

Natalie Standish

Acting

Christopher McDonald

Reed Standish

Acting

Ari Meyers

Brock

Acting

E. G. Daily

Hailey

Acting

L. Scott Caldwell

Homeless Woman

Acting

Kathleen Freeman

Gritzi

Acting

Mickey Jones

Truck Driver

Acting

Robert Sutherland Telfer

Schoolboy

Acting

Will Estes

Teddy

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