1969 Poster

1969

The year the country split apart and a generation came together.

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, Mariette Hartley, Winona Ryder

Writer: Ernest Thompson

Release Date:
August 18, 1988
Ratings:
5.6 / 10
Director:
Ernest Thompson
Companies:
Atlantic Productions

Overview

Two rebellious youths, Ralph and Scott, find themselves struggling with adulthood as the Vietnam War rages. Feeling trapped in their small town, Scott battles with his conservative veteran father, Cliff, and Ralph deals with his desperately sexual mother, Ev. When tragic news arrives from overseas, the entire town, inspired by Ralph and Scott's antiwar efforts, reevaluates its attitude toward the war.