Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
Directed by Mel Gibson
friendship
boarding school
suspicion
face transplant
teacher
love
accident
1960s
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Mel Gibson
Justin McLeod
Nick Stahl
Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt
Margaret Whitton
Catherine Palin
Fay Masterson
Gloria Norstadt
Gaby Hoffmann
Megan Norstadt
Geoffrey Lewis
Chief Wayne Stark
Richard Masur
Prof. Carl Hartley
Michael DeLuise
Douglas Hall, Gloria's Boyfriend
Ethan Phillips
Todd Lansing
Jean De Baer
Mrs. Lansing
Jack De Mave
Mr. Cooper
Viva
Mrs. Cooper
Crew
Mel Gibson
Director
James Horner
Original Music Composer
Donald McAlpine
Director of Photography
Marion Dougherty
Casting
David R. Ellis
Stunt Coordinator
Roy Farfel
Stunts
Popular Reviews
19 reviews
Stampo
10.0★ · 05/30/25
The search for a father figure and the constant desire to prove that he is not stupid hits too close to home.
The search for a father figure and the constant desire to prove that he is not stupid hits too close to home.
