Stealing Home
Seen it?1988 | 98 min | Drama, Romance
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 20% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: a parent's death or loss. Probably too much for younger kids.
Billy Wyatt, a former high school and minor-league baseball player, receives a telephone call from his mother revealing that his former child-sitter, and later in his teens, his first love, Katie Chandler, has died. Wyatt returns home to deal with this tragedy, reminiscing over his childhood growing up with his father, Katie, and best friend Alan Appleby.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
20% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$7 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 48K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Steven Kampmann, William Porter
- Mark HarmonBilly Wyatt
- William McNamaraTeenage Billy Wyatt
- Jodie FosterKatie Chandler
- Helen HuntHope Wyatt
- Jonathan SilvermanTeenage Alan Appleby
- Harold RamisAlan Appleby
- John SheaSam Wyatt
- Blair BrownGinny Wyatt
- Richard JenkinsHank Chandler
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