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Plot. The film tells the story of a troubled ex- Navy SEAL and Vietnam War veteran Mark Lambert ( John Lithgow ), who, upon returning home from the war, alienates his wife and child by deserting them and moving away into the remote wilderness of Washington state .
- Robert Schaffel
- Maurice Jarre
- November 11, 1988
Nov 11, 1988 · Distant Thunder: Directed by Rick Rosenthal. With Ralph Macchio, John Lithgow, Kerrie Keane, Reb Brown. John Lithgow stars and Ralph Macchio co-stars as his son. Their uneasy reunion accidentally sparks war-haunted violence, and they share a harrowing fight for survival that will either destroy them or unify them forever.
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- Rick Rosenthal
- R
- Drama
Reviews. Distant Thunder. Roger Ebert November 11, 1988. Tweet. In the forbidding, somber forests of the Pacific Northwest, mountain men live in house trailers or makeshift huts, living off the land. They hunt, they fish, sometimes they drink too much, sometimes they are possessed by terrifying outbursts of violence.
Rated: 3/5 • Mar 19, 2003. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. A Chicago teenager (Ralph Macchio) searches the Pacific Northwest woods for his Vietnam-veteran father (John Lithgow).
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- Rick Rosenberg
- R
- John Lithgow
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Distant Thunder (1988) R 11/11/1988 (US) Drama 1h 54m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. A hero of war. A casualty of peace, With only one hope for survival...his son. Overview. A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war.