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.
Keywords: tmdb.new-york-city, tmdb.blindness-and-impaired-vision, tmdb.tango, tmdb.thanksgiving, tmdb.boarding-school, tmdb.prank, imdb.colonel + 65 more, tmdb.blind, tmdb.tears, tmdb.new-england, imdb.change-of-heart, tmdb.preparatory-school, mdblist.has-trailer, mdblist.certified-fresh, imdb.blind-character, imdb.philogyny, imdb.difficult-decisons, imdb.jack-daniels, imdb.bitterness, imdb.remake-of-italian-film, imdb.army-life, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.reference-to-william-howard-taft, imdb.gender-in-title, imdb.remake-of-european-film, imdb.american-remake, imdb.american-remake-of-european-film, imdb.american-remake-of-italian-film, imdb.literature-on-screen, imdb.italian-literature-on-screen, imdb.based-on-film, imdb.20th-century-literature-on-screen, imdb.patronizing, imdb.italian-car, imdb.ferrari-car, imdb.ferrari-motor-vehicle, imdb.british-car, imdb.jaguar-the-car, imdb.jaguar-motor-vehicle, imdb.jaguar-xjs, imdb.u-s-car, imdb.lincoln-the-car, tmdb.colonel, tmdb.change-of-heart, tmdb.ex-military, imdb.private-school, imdb.tango, imdb.loss-of-eyesight, imdb.suicide-attempt, imdb.thanksgiving, imdb.prank, imdb.trip, imdb.tears, imdb.weekend, imdb.depression, imdb.blind-driver, imdb.visually-impaired-person, imdb.blindness, imdb.preparatory-school, imdb.remake, imdb.foreign-language-adaptation, imdb.blind-man, imdb.mentor, imdb.car, imdb.convertible, tmdb.blind-man, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, awards.oscar-winner, awards.oscar-nominated, awards.best-picture-nominated, awards.golden-globe-winner, awards.golden-globe-nominated
Production companies: Universal Pictures, City Light Films
Country: United States
Languages:
English
