Coming Home (1978 Film)

  • Coming Home is a dramatic movie set in the Vietnam War era. Starring are Jane Fonda as Sally Hyde, Bruce Dern as her Marine husband Bob Hyde. Jon Voight stars as Luke Martin, an old friend from high school that Jane meets again while volunteering at the V.A. The movie was released February 15, 1978 and was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three: Best Actor (Jon Voight), Best Actress (Jane Fonda) and Best Best Original Screenplay.http://allmovie.com/work/coming-home-10511
  • Plot Synopsis

    Left alone for the first time in her life when her Marine husband Bob (Bruce Dern) is deployed to Vietnam, Sally Hyde makes a decision to volunteer at the local V.A. Hospital. She ends up meeting an old high school classmate Luke Martin (Jon Voight), who has returned from Vietnam not only deeply bitter but also a paraplegic. Over time Sally and Luke's relationship grows and through her volunteer work at the V.A., Sally becomes aware of the effects of war on the returning Vets. With time, Luke's spirits begin to improve. Sally makes a visit to Hong Kong, where she is able to join Bob on his R and R, but Sally finds him more and more withdrawn. When Sally returns, she comes to find companionship and love with Luke, unlike anything she had ever experienced with her husband. Sally's volunteer experience changes her opinion of the war and she grows to be an independent woman. In time Bob returns injured and Bob, Sally and Luke have to learn to survive in a changing America. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1800049677/details
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  • Reviews

    "Coming Home is soggy with sound, just as, eventually, it becomes soggy with good if unrealized intentions."Vincent Canby, The New York Timeshttp://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=EE05E7DF173CE560BC4E52DFB4668383669EDE&partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes

    "A shopworn 1978 melodrama about a saintly woman who nurses a helpless cripple back to emotional health, thinly disguised as a “statement” about Vietnam."Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/coming-home/Film?oid=1060633

    "Jerome Hellman's fine production has Jane Fonda in another memorable and moving performance; Jon Voight, back on the screen much more matured, assured and effective; Bruce Dern, continuing to forge new career dimension."—Varietyhttp://www.variety.com/review/VE1117790023.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

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