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6.5Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
Released: 1993-08-25115 minDir: Mel GibsonDramaBudget: $20.0MBox office: $36.6M
Cast
- Mel Gibson as Justin McLeod
- Nick Stahl as Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt
- Margaret Whitton as Catherine Palin
- Fay Masterson as Gloria Norstadt
- Gaby Hoffmann as Megan Norstadt
- Geoffrey Lewis as Chief Wayne Stark
Themes
- friendship
- boarding school
- suspicion
- face transplant
- teacher
- love
- accident
- 1960s
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