Overview:
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
Budget
$31,000,000.00
Production companies
Universal Pictures, City Light Films
Genre
Drama
Runtime
2hrs 36mins
Rating
7.8/10
Release Date
1992-12-23