
"Col. Frank Slade has a very special plan for the weekend. It involves travel, women, good food, fine wine, the tango, chauffeured limousines and a loaded forty-five. And he's bringing Charlie along for the ride."
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade, a cantankerous middle-aged man who lives with his niece and her family.
Director
Martin Brest
Budget
$31,000,000
Revenue
$134,100,000
Status
Released

Al Pacino
Lt. Col. Frank Slade

Chris O'Donnell
Charlie Simms

James Rebhorn
Mr. Trask

Gabrielle Anwar
Donna

Philip Seymour Hoffman
George Willis, Jr.

Richard Venture
W.R. Slade

Bradley Whitford
Randy

Ron Eldard
Officer Gore