Welcome Home

Jake died in Vietnam; his family mourned him, then moved on. When he reappears, quite alive, the question is, what must he do and how will his family respond to him?

Cast

Kris Kristofferson

as Jake

JoBeth Williams

as Sarah

Sam Waterston

as Woody

Brian Keith

as Harry Robins

Thomas Wilson Brown

as Tyler

Trey Wilson

as Colonel Barnes

John Marshall Jones

as Dwayne

Ken Pogue

as Senator Camden

Kieu Chinh

as Leang

Larry Reynolds

as Dr. Quayle

Reviews

kevin2019

"Welcome Home" has an emotionally charged and magnificently well explored dilemma at its heart. Jake has been dead for 17 years, but when the military make the shocking discovery that he is very much alive this awkward revelation creates a problem for the United States army. Jake is initially kept u...

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