Product Details

• Actors: Emilio Estevez, Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Corin Nemec
• Directors: Emilio Estevez
• Writers: James Duff
• Producers: Emilio Estevez, Brad Krevoy, Chad Oman, James Duff, Jeffrey D. Ivers
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Walt Disney Video
• VHS Release Date: August 25, 1998
• Run Time: 119 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6304542852
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,201 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is awesome!, October 6, 2003

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D. Kiemer (North Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The War at Home (DVD)

This movie blows me away! Martin Sheen and Kathy Bates, (my favorite actress,) both play roles totally unexpected and suprising as husband and wife.

The acting was believable of all characters, and it really makes you stop and think about the horrors that our soldiers had to endure in Vietnam, God bless them! This is a wake up call addressing our need to honor our vetrans and their families.

I highly reccommend this flick!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great film (minor spoilers herein), June 18, 2003

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This review is from: The War at Home (DVD)

I first saw _The War At Home_ by accident on television. I was about 16 at the time. I loved it mainly because I thought it was a true story, since I had turned it on after the first 15 minutes & missed the opening voice-over. (Just to clarify: five million Americans served in Vietnam over the course of that long war, therefore a good chance exists the events in this movie happened to thousands of young vets--so I'm hesitant to call it FICTIONAL)

Watching it four years later, I felt very sad at the end. Which I actually DIDN'T feel the first time I saw it. The characters were both likeable & unlikeable; I love a movie where you can resent one character you've known all of two hours, or be on the verge of tears when another is facing a difficult time.

Bob seemingly acknowledges his son has changed for the worse when he gives his "draft card speech" at the Thanksgiving day table, but he does nothing to help Jeremy. At the same time, Karen is a psych student, but she can be a little too harsh on Jeremy in certain moments. But the characters are humans, they make mistakes.

The only real problem I had was with the ending voice-over. It gave too much away. I would have been happier wondering what became of Jeremy. (I wonder why they had Karen, of all the characters, doing the voice overs?) Still, it's worth 5 stars.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic movie!, November 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: War at Home [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I thought the movie was great. I am surprised that it did not get more recognition. I had never even heard of it until I accidently saw it at the video store. I thought that the acting was powerful from all involved! Emilio did a wonderful job protraying the young man home from VietNam. Martin Sheen and Kathy Bates were wonderful also. I would highly recommend this movie!!!