Summary
Based on the Depression-era bildungsroman memoir of writer A. E. Hotchner, the film follows the story of a boy struggling to survive on his own in a hotel in St. Louis after his mother is committed to a sanatorium with tuberculosis. His father, a German immigrant and traveling salesman working for the Hamilton Watch Company, is off on long trips from which the boy cannot be certain he will return.
Cast
Jesse Bradford
Aaron Kurlander
Jeroen Krabbé
Mr. Kurlander
Lisa Eichhorn
Mrs. Kurlander
Karen Allen
Miss Mathey
Spalding Gray
Mr. Mungo
Elizabeth McGovern
Lydia
Cameron Boyd
Sullivan
Adrien Brody
Lester
Joe Chrest
Ben
John McConnell
Patrolman Burns
Amber Benson
Ella McShane
Kristin Griffith
Mrs. McShane
Chris Samples
Billy Thompson
Peggy Freisen
Mrs. Thompson
Katherine Heigl
Christina Sebastian
John Durbin
Mr. Sandoz
Lauryn Hill
Elevator Operator
Jesse Zeigler
Jealous Kid
Remak Ramsay
Principal Stellwater
Fred Cherrick
Woodbine Owner
Joseph Moynihan
Woodbine Waiter
Don Richard
Mr. Farley
Masaharu Takano
Mr. Yamo
Craig Hawksley
Golfer in Orange Pants
Aelred Rosser
Other Golfer
Jason Feiner
Marble Bully #1
Jared Joplin
Marble Bully #2
David Jensen
Front Desk Clerk
Harry Governick
Second Policeman
Sarah Mermelstein
Girl at Graduation
Kimberly Jenkins
Girl at Party
Gabriel Levinson
Boy with Apple
Ron Yerxa
Donald Miller
Ron Vawter
Mr. Desot - Hotel Manager
Christopher Meister
Boy in Street
Jake Deptula
Marble Bully #3
Richard Alan Nichols
Bar Owner
Matthew Terry
Stickball Player
Crew
Director, Screenplay
Steven Soderbergh
Novel
A. E. Hotchner
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Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$8,000,000.00
Revenue:
$1,214,231.00
