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Distant Thunder

1988, Movie, R, 114 mins

Distant Thunder: Review

Vietnam vet Lithgow withdrew from society after he was discharged from the Army in 1970, deserting his wife and son in Illinois. Now living in the woods of Washington state, along with other disaffected vets, Lithgow decides to rejoin civilization after one of his buddies kills himself by walking in front of a train ("kissing a train," the vets call it). Encouraged by his friend Keane, Lithgow takes a job with a logging company and writes to his 18-year-old son, Macchio, say... read more leave a comment