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Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry, Sal and Richard, reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing the burial, the trio take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire - along the way, reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.
Keywords
vietnam war
vietnam veteran
loss of loved one
male friendship
disillusionment
iraq war
alcohol abuse
casket
military funeral
military memories
loss of son
u.s. marine corps
combat veteran
middle age
Casts

Steve Carell
Larry 'Doc' Shepherd

Bryan Cranston
Sal Nealon

Laurence Fishburne
Reverend Richard Mueller

J. Quinton Johnson
Charlie Washington

Deanna Reed-Foster
Ruth Mueller

Yul Vazquez
Lieutenant Colonel Wilits
Graham Wolfe
John Redman

Jeff Monahan
O'Toole
Dontez James
DAFB Guard
Tammy Tsai
Mother (Irene)

Richard Barlow
Angry Father
Cathy O'Dell
Grieving Mother

Jane Mowder
Rental Truck Employee

Richard Robichaux
Anorak
Jerry Lee Tucker
Raincoat
Marc Moore
Hyped-up Employee

Kate Easton
Phone Shop Clerk

Cicely Tyson
Mrs. Hightower
Sarah Silk
Front Desk Motel Employee
Ted Watts Jr.
Leland
Lee Harrington
Jamie

Samuel Davis
Larry Jr. (voice)

Brian 'Wolfman Black' Bowman
Church Member (uncredited)
Kelli Culbertson
Bar Patron (uncredited)

Chris Dettone
Train Passenger (uncredited)

Chris Drexel
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Eric Frank
Bar Patron Guy in Booth (uncredited)
Adam Hicks
Marine (uncredited)

John W. Iwanonkiw
J Tinsley Amtrak Baggage Handler (uncredited)
Trudi Kennedy
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Daniel Lamont
Bar Patron (uncredited)
James Lloyd
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Christopher Nardizzi
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Phil Nardozzi
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Rebecca Phipps
Mourner (uncredited)
Dwayne Pintoff
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Sofia Plass
Church Member (uncredited)
Eric Rasmussen
Driver (uncredited)
Mario Ruiz
Senior Airman Morris (uncredited)
Brian E Stead
Amtrak Passenger (uncredited)
Gary Lee Vincent
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Jeremy Waltman
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Zoe Xandra
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)

Daniel James
Cellphone Store Patron (uncredited)

Wain Jenkins
Choir Member (uncredited)
Crews

Harry Gittes
Executive Producer

Thomas Lee Wright
Executive Producer

Richard Linklater
Producer
Karen Ruth Getchell
Executive Producer
Patty Bell
Makeup Artist
Darylin Nagy
Makeup Department Head
Christopher Patrick
Makeup Artist
James Pastorius
Visual Effects Supervisor
Brice Liesveld
Visual Effects Producer
Sharyn Cordice
Makeup Artist
Beauchamp Fontaine
Set Decoration
Gregory A. Weimerskirch
Art Direction
Tom Hammond
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Darryl Ponicsan
Screenplay

Richard Linklater
Director

Darryl Ponicsan
Novel

Richard Linklater
Screenplay
Justin Hennard
Sound Designer

Shane F. Kelly
Director of Photography
Kari Perkins
Costume Design

John Sloss
Producer

Graham Reynolds
Music

Sandra Adair
Editor

Ginger Sledge
Producer

Bruce Curtis
Production Design
Backdrops & Posters









