Synopsis
Hoping to earn extra money over the Thanksgiving weekend, Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donnell), a scholarship student at an exclusive prep school, agrees to look after blind, retired Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade (
Al Pacino). The innocent and reserved Simms is immediately thrown off guard by Slade's bullying personality. But Charlie is in for even more surprises when Slade takes off for a wild weekend in New York City that will change the lives of both men forever.
Received four Academy Award nominations, winning one: Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Cast
Al Pacino,
Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar, Richard Venture,
Bradley Whitford,
Ron Eldard,
Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Hoffman, Sally Murphy, Gene Canfield, Margaret Eginton