Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
- Director
- Martin Brest
- Characters
- Dino Risi, Ruggero Maccari
- Novel
- Giovanni Arpino
- Screenplay
- Bo Goldman
