Distant Thunder

A hero of war. A casualty of peace, With only one hope for survival...his son.

Distant Thunder — Plot

A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.

• Release date
• November 11, 1988
• Runtime
• 114 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Rick Rosenthal

Distant Thunder — Cast

Ralph Macchio Jack Lambert John Lithgow Mark Lambert Kerrie Keane Char Reb Brown Harvey Nitz Janet Margolin Barbara Lambert Tom Bower Louis Jamey Sheridan Moss Denis Arndt Larry