Baltimore, 1959. Danny's dad is the only man in the neighborhood who didn't fight in World War II. Danny, who's 12, gets teased and folks make nasty cracks about cowards. An old radio tower on a nearby hill is about to be torn down, and Danny decides to climb it to prove his courage. Help comes from an aging neighbor, Old Man Langer, a former construction foreman who's dying of cancer and wants Danny to help him commit suicide. Langer rigs pulleys and weights to help the lad make the climb. Meanwhile, an aggressive and angry neighbor (an army vet) regularly gets drunk and shoots off his rifle, and Danny's dad must confront him. It all comes to a head one stormy night.
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John Hurt
Chuck Langer
Gregory Smith
Danny Himes
David Strathairn
Earl Himes
Stephen McHattie
Jack McLaskin
Seth Smith
Andy Sweeney
Sarah Buxton
Ruth Langer
Marla Sokoloff
Leslie Himes
Matthew Ness
Wayne Barto
Michael Saccente
Ed Langer
Tina Regtien
Eileen Barto
Oliver Hodges
Tommy Sweeney
Michael Galvin
Father Cronin
Nigel Godfrey
Langer's Doctor
Dave Perrett
Joe Grace
Peter Rowley
Rules Rhodes
