Hometown Boy Makes Good

Hometown Boy Makes Good

9.0IMDb Score
Released:1990-08-02
Duration:88 min
Director:David Burton Morris
Actors:Anthony Edwards, Grace Zabriskie, Cynthia Bain, Phillip Brock, Jerry Hardin
Production:HBO Films, Imperial Entertainment Corporation

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.

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