Misunderstood (1984)
 


PG,1hr 32min
Genre:Drama
Release: 1984
Director:Jerry Schatzberg
 
Starring:
Gene Hackman, Henry Thomas, Rip Torn
 
Synopsis
In Misunderstood, Henry Thomas ("Elliot" in E.T.) co-stars
with Gene Hackman as a son-and-father duo who through no
fault of their own fail to communicate their mutual affection. Ned
(Hackman) is a shipping magnate living with his family in a villa
in Tunisia when he suffers through the death of his wife Lilly
(Susan Anspach). It is an agony for him to tell his older son
Andrew (Thomas) that his mother has died, and from that moment
on, he is so overcome by his own grief -- drowning it in work -- that
he unwittingly hurts the feelings of the two boys. He was always
inept in relating to them, and now it is even more difficult. The two
brothers compensate by inventing their own pastimes, though a visiting
relative chides Ned for expecting his sons to handle themselves like
adults. So just as Ned begins to realize what he has been doing, the
sons try harder to keep up a good facade -- and then Andrew has a
serious accident, causing all the undercurrents to suddenly emerge
on the surface. Loosely based on a 1967 Italian film, Incompreso, this
story first emerged as a turn-of-the-20th-century novel by Florence
Montgomery and is here told by director Jerry Schatzberg, but the
dialogue and plot do not reach the level set by the good interpretations
of the lead actors, who transform a predictable story into an emotional
experience. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide

Movies Gross Amount - click here

CLICK HERE FOR DVD/VHS IMAGES OF GENE'S MOVIES

Go back to the Filmography page

---