A fatherless boy had almost given up all his dreams... until one man believed in him enough to make them come true.
Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and spare.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Apr 20207/10
_**A denouncement of lowlife gossips/slanderers**_ "The Man without a Face" was Mel Gibson's 1993 debut as director. Gibson stars in the eponymous role as McLeod, a man whose face is heavily scarred. The story takes place on coastal Maine during the summer of 1968. Several years earlier McLeod moved to the area to live in seclusion and do his unconventional work with the requisite privacy. Unfortunately, but to be expected, rumors about the mysterious recluse circulate amongst the locals, who callously refer to him as "hamburger head." A fatherless 12 year-old, Chuck (Nick Stahl), wants to go to a military school and therefore enlists the aid of the outcast and a good relationship develops. Margaret Whitton plays Chuck's oft-married mother while Fay Masterson and Gaby Hoffmann his half-sisters. Geoffrey Lewis is on hand as the town's police chief. I saw this movie years ago and, despite it being a decent drama, it left a sour taste. Why? Four reasons and they all have to do with the third act: **1.** It introduces the rumor of a hideous crime where someone is falsely accused (LIKELY falsely accused) and plots like this infuriate me for obvious reasons. **2.** The crime in question
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Cast
- Mel GibsonJustin McLeod
- Nick StahlCharles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt
- Margaret WhittonCatherine Palin
- Fay MastersonGloria Norstadt
- Gaby HoffmannMegan Norstadt
- Geoffrey LewisChief Wayne Stark
- Richard MasurProf. Carl Hartley
- Michael DeLuiseDouglas Hall, Gloria's Boyfriend
- Ethan PhillipsTodd Lansing
- Jean De BaerMrs. Lansing
Crew
- Mel GibsonDirector
- Malcolm MacRuryScreenplay
- Isabelle HollandNovel
- Donald McAlpineDirector of Photography
- James HornerOriginal Music Composer
- Antony GibbsEditor
- Bruce DaveyProducer
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