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 There was a time when Stanley Phillips (John Cusack) could see his entire life clearly. He dreamed of patriotic service and was destined for a military career. He came close to that dream until it was cut short simply because of his poor eyesight. Now he's serving customers at a home supply store while his Sergeant wife is fighting in Iraq.
Equally as awkward at home as he is at work, he's raising Heidi, their twelve-year-old daughter and her eight-year-old sister Dawn. Although a loving father, Stanley is unable to conform to a more affectionate role and the girls miss their mother deeply.
While tolerating his job and stumbling through parenting he is abruptly awakened when tragedy strikes. Ill prepared to deal with it himself, he is at a complete loss contemplating how to tell his children. Desperate to delay telling the children they embark on a spontaneous road trip. Grasping to give them their last moments of innocence, Stanley reveals a softer side as they travel to Dawn's chosen destination - Enchanted Gardens Theme Park.
The farther they drive the closer they become yet Stanley knows he must face the inevitable task of changing their lives forever.
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from The Weinstein Company
Directed by
James C. Strouse
Starring
John Cusack (Stanley Philipps)
Shélan O'Keefe (Heidi Phillips)
Gracie Bednarczyk (Dawn Phillips)
Emily Churchill (First Woman)
Rebecca Spence (Second Woman)
Jennifer Tyler (Third Woman)
Susan Messing (Fourth Woman)
Doug Dearth (Captain Riggs)
Doug James (Chaplain Johnson)
Alessandro Nivola (John Phillips)
Zachary Gray (Boy at Pool)
Marisa Tomei (Woman at Pool)
Penny Slusher (Ear Piercer)
Dana Lynne Gilhooley (Grace Phillips)
Mary Kay Place (Woman at Funeral)
Katie Honaker (Voice of Grace Phillips)
Ross Klavan (Additional Voices)
Robb Pruitt (Additional Voices)
Bill Timoney (Additional Voices)
Jennifer Bills (Additional Voices)
Written by
James C. Strouse
Music by
Clint Eastwood
Rated: 
(for thematic material, brief strong language and teen smoking) |
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