Distant Thunder 1988

Distant Thunder (1988) is a Drama film from the United States in the lookmovie catalog, running 1h 54m. Directed by Rick Rosenthal, it features Ralph Macchio and John Lithgow. Viewers rate it 5.8/10 from 19 votes. A troubled Vietnam war vet deserts his wife and child shortly after he returns from the war. He returns after 10 years, where he's been living like an animal in the forest. He finds himself unprepared for the changes that he will have to cope with, and when the vet tries to contact his son, he realizes that he has caused more damage than he had imagined.