In Country
Brief Synopsis
A young girl living in a small southern town is visited by her uncle, who triggers the memory of her father, who was killed in Vietnam.
Cast & Crew
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Norman Jewison
Director
Ken Jenkins
Mike Smith
Erin Hendley
Heidi Swedberg
Kevin Anderson
Film Details
Also Known As
Un Heros comme tant d'autres
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Mark Weber
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Washington, DC, USA; Paducah, Kentucky, USA; Mayfield, Kentucky, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A young girl living in a small southern town is visited by her uncle, who triggers the memory of her father, who was killed in Vietnam.
Director
Norman Jewison
Director
Cast
Ken Jenkins
Mike Smith
Erin Hendley
Heidi Swedberg
Kevin Anderson
Joe Ross
Mark Sawyer-dailey
Belinda Coatley
Clovis Lovelace Sr.
Reverend W G Harvey
Stephen Tobolowsky
Greg Smothers
Ken Sigers
Barbara Munch
Lead Person
Patricia Richardson
Rod Hightower
Daniel H Jenkins
Don Young
Charlie Lamb
Kimberly Faith Jones
James Gaines
Judith Ivey
Steve Frogue
Richard Hamilton
Peggy Rea
Jim Beaver
Walter Spann
Linda Kinard
Emily Lloyd
Earl Cole
Gena Colley
Michael Mayes
Larry Mccullaugh
Hazel Elliott
John Terry
Tom Stratton
Mike Swinford
Joan Allen
Rebecca Reynolds
Grey Smith
Lead Person
Malcoln Mcnab
Performer
Tyler Cote
Terry Draper
Jonathan Hogan
Bruce Willis
Crew
Donzaleigh Abernathy
Casting Associate
Burt Bacharach
Song
Kelley Baker
Assistant
Anke Bakker
Sound Effects Editor
Guenter Bartlik
Other
Ralph Bass
Song
H Gordon Boos
Assistant Director
George Bosley
Location Assistant
Kimberly Boyd
Other
Larry Boyd
Swing Gang
Russell Boyd
Director Of Photography
Fiachna O Braonain
Song
Elizabeth Broden
Assistant
Harry Brooks
Song
Murray K. Campbell
Gaffer
Bryan Carter
Other
Ted Churchill
Steadicam Operator
Cynthia Cidre
Screenplay
Stuart Clarfield
Production
Bill Coe
Assistant Camera Operator
David Cole
Sound Editor
Daneen Conroy
Assistant
Brown Cooper
Assistant Camera Operator
James Cripps
Construction
Richard Crosthwait
Sound Editor
Anita Dallas
Property Master Assistant
Hal David
Song
Jackson Degovia
Production Designer
Jackie Deshannon
Song Performer
Theo Dimson
Main Title Design
David Dix
Production Assistant
Lamont Dozier
Song
Craig Edgar
Assistant Art Director
Howard Feuer
Casting
R S Field
Song
Alison Fisher
Dialogue Editor
David Craig Forrest
Makeup
Tillman Franks
Song
Trisha B Gallaher
Property Master
Gerrit Garretsen
Dolly Grip
Marvin Gaye
Song
Peter Gerling
Assistant Camera Operator
Ralph Gerling
Camera Operator
Anthony Gibbs
Editor
Sherrye Gibbs
Assistant Editor
William Gillespie
Transportation Captain
Don Goodman
Song
Alison Grace
Dialogue Editor
Alastair Gray
Sound Editor
Hope Hanafin
Assistant
Howard Hausey
Song
Aubrey Head
Other
Jim Henrikson
Music Editor
Daren Hicks
Other
William Allan Hilling
Technical Advisor
Paulin Ho
Production Accountant
K.c. Hodenfield
Production Associate
Brian Holland
Song
Eddie Holland
Song
James Horner
Music
Johnny Horton
Song
Ivy Joe Hunter
Song
Jerry Hurley
Technical Advisor
P Iovino
Production Assistant
John R Jensen
Art Director
Michael Jewison
Associate Producer
Norman Jewison
Producer
Sarah John
Song
Ric Kidney
Production Manager
Ric Kidney
Unit Production Manager
Jim Kimball
Song
Jim Kimball
Song Performer
Nikita Knatz
Visual Effects
J Fred Knobloch
Song Performer
J Fred Knobloch
Song
Steve Knox
Song
Sharon Lackie
Sound Editor
K.d. Lang
Song Performer
Andrew Laster
Other
Charles Laster
Projectionist
Lou Lombardo
Editor
Cherie Macneill
Assistant Editor
Andy Malcolm
Foley Artist
Liam O Maonlai
Song
Sarah Marsha
Production Assistant
Bobbie Ann Mason
Source Material (From Novel)
Lanelle Mason
Researcher
W Scott Mason
Construction
Paul Massey
Sound
J Michael Mcclary
Director Of Photography
Michael J Mccombe
Other
Ian Mcpherson
Sound Editor
Joe Mendoza
Swing Gang
Scott Miller
Song
Sue Travis Miller
Costumes
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Charles Mulvehill
Executive Producer
Shawn Murphy
Music
Andy Nelson
Sound
Josee Normand
Hair
Joe Northrop
Other
Charles Norton
Craft Service
Michael O'farrell
Sound Editor
Peter O'toole
Song
Nilo Otero
Assistant Director
Michael Pacek
Assistant Editor
Loman Pauling
Song
Philip C Pfeiffer
Camera Operator
Ron Phillips
Script Supervisor
Frank R. Pierson
Screenplay
Nancy Prindiville
Assistant
Andy Razaf
Song
Richard Reseigne
Construction Coordinator
Valley Via Reseigne
Location Manager
Kerry Rike
Key Grip
Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Costume Designer
Judi Rosner
Production Coordinator
Richard Roth
Producer
Chuck Rousseau
Other
Jack Rowland
Song
Michael Rowland
Production Assistant
Thomas Roysden
Set Decorator
Ivan Selin
Consultant
Werner Sherer
Hair
Scott Smith
Sound Mixer
Karen Spratt
Animal Trainer
Bruce Springsteen
Song
Bruce Springsteen
Song Performer
Karen Standard
Casting
William Stevenson
Song
Carl Stitt
Dolly Grip
Wayne Stone
Transportation Coordinator
Marc-jon Sullivan
Boom Operator
John Szoges
Sound Editor
Darrel Tawney
Best Boy
Karen Turner
Production Assistant
Chuck Velasco
Wardrobe Supervisor
Nadia Venesse
Dialect Coach
Ramona Villarrial
Production Accountant
Fats Waller
Song
Tom Ward
Special Effects
Peter Watson
Assistant Editor
Mark Weber
Cable Operator
Don White
Sound
Webb Wilder
Song Performer
Dr. Gordon Williams
Technical Advisor
Hank Williams Jr.
Song Performer
Jeffrey A. Williams
Boom Operator
Dwight Yoakam
Song Performer
Karen Young
Costumes
Film Details
Also Known As
Un Heros comme tant d'autres
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
Mark Weber
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Washington, DC, USA; Paducah, Kentucky, USA; Mayfield, Kentucky, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 15, 1989
Released in United States October 5, 1989
Released in United States September 7, 1989
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 5, 1989.
Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (opening night) September 7, 1989.
Began shooting July 14, 1988.
Released in United States Fall September 15, 1989
Released in United States October 5, 1989 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 5, 1989.)
Released in United States September 7, 1989 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals (opening night) September 7, 1989.)
