Kathy Bates and Martin Sheen are both excellent as the parents. All of this pushes Estevez farther and farther towards losing it. Finally his younger sister played by Kimberly Williams (Father of the Bride 1 & 2) doesn't see what the big deal about Vietnam was and doesn't like spending time with the family. ![]() His dad played by Estevez's real life dad Martin Sheen (The American President, Wall Street) is very dominant demanding that everyone stay by his rules in his house. His mom played by Kathy Bates (Misery, Dolores Claiborne) is always trying to be extra cheerful, but she doesn't understand why he doesn't want to talk to her or play the piano. Besides this they each have their own problems which they sort of take out on him to add to his grief. Added to this is a family that can't understand why he doesn't just forget about it and continue living. Emilio Estevez (The Breakfast Club, Young Guns) stars as a Vietnam vet who just recently returned home. The War at Home is at the top of the list. I have seen only a few films which I thought were powerful.
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