Homer

Homer

PG 1970 · 87 min · ★ 4.8 · Comedy

High school graduate Homer experiences the pains of the generation gap and the Vietnam War in the late 1960s, while growing up in Schomberg, Wisconsin.

Directed by John Trent · Written by Matt Clark

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