“He's a big city waiter turned small town shrink... and he's about to become the local hero.”
Hometown Boy Makes Good
9.0
3 votes·1990
·1h 28m
·MovieComedyDrama
Overview
A med school burnout returns to his small home town, but when he decides against telling his mother that he dropped out, complications ensue.
Keywords
drop-outhard timesmother son relationshipreturn to hometown
Cast
Anthony Edwards
Boyd Geary
Grace Zabriskie
Helen Geary
Cynthia Bain
Merle Lee Swearingen
Phillip Brock
Joe Maxwell
Jerry Hardin
Mayor Bob
Harry Shearer
Radio Announcer (voice)
Chris Mulkey
Al Swearingen
Tony Spiridakis
Chuck Frazier
Joel Thingvall
Slime
Jeff Gadbois
Dr. Rivers
Melvin Kirkpatrick
Doc Jennings
Katherine Michelle Tanner
Young Girl
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