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.
John HurtChuck Langer
Gregory SmithDanny Himes
David StrathairnEarl Himes
Stephen McHattieJack McLaskinSeth SmithAndy Sweeney
Sarah BuxtonRuth Langer
Marla SokoloffLeslie HimesMatthew NessWayne Barto
Michael SaccenteEd LangerTina RegtienEileen BartoOliver HodgesTommy Sweeney
Michael GalvinFather Cronin
Nigel GodfreyLanger's DoctorDave PerrettJoe Grace
Peter RowleyRules Rhodes
