Hometown Boy Makes Good

Hometown Boy Makes Good

He's a big city waiter turned small town shrink... and he's about to become the local hero.

1990 · 88 min · ★ 9.0 · Comedy, Drama

A med school burnout returns to his small home town, but when he decides against telling his mother that he dropped out, complications ensue.

Directed by David Burton Morris · Written by Allen Rucker

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