To Robert De Niro's gallery of indelible characters add Dwight Hansen, the raging bull of a stepfather, in this compelling adaptation of Tobias Wolff's autobiographicl novel. His "kill or cure" discipline puts him at odds with his new wife (Ellen Barkin) and son (Leonard DiCaprio), who rebels against this pathetic bellowing bully. Available for the first time on DVD.
A young rebellious teen struggles against an overbearing, tyrannical, alcoholic stepfather.
