an under appreciate and unseen gem . estevez do a remarkable job of illustrate in poignant and heartbreaking fashion and the tension that arise between a son who be to hell and back and and his parent and who can not begin to understand the emotional scarring leave behind . it not unlike bear on the fourth of july and in that it deal with a soldier emotional and mental breakdown after serve in vietnam and but while that one focus more on the politics of post vietnam ( anti war speech and etc . ) and this one deal with a much more personal topic represent family . one man struggle to return to normalcy after a life alter experience and and his parent failure to see the change that have occur . estevez deliver a smoldering performance a jeremy collier . you can sense the pain and frustration bubble beneath surface . there to match him inch for inch be his real life father and martin sheen . it a trip watch these two act off of each other and a you get the sense that theyre constantly try to one up one another . it like the presence of each other inspire the pair to do their best and and their performance triumph because of it . recommend to anyone who appreciate solid acting and writing and directing . and to any vietnam war buff . or ( positive ) .