To Heal a Nation (1988)
- Director(s):
- Michael Pressman
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To Heal a Nation is the true story of Jan Scruggs (Eric Roberts), a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. In 1979, Scruggs, employed by the US Department of Labor, becomes obsessed with the dream of erecting a monument to those who died in Vietnam. In pursuit of this dream, Scruggs and his fellow fundraisers run up against bureaucratic indifference and public hostility-not to mention the reservations of certain veterans who disapprove of the monument's "radical" design. On November 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is erected in Washington DC-an intensely emotional moment, vividly recreated by combining dramatizations with actual news footage. Originally presented as GE Theater TV production, To Heal a Nation debuted May 29, 1988. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Eric Roberts - Jan Scruggs
- Olivia Burnette - Child
- Eloy Casados
- Richard Chaves - Veteran
- Linden Chiles - Senator John Warner
- Tom Everett
- Gary Hershberger
- John La Fayette
- Alley Mills
- Stuart Nisbet - Phil Burton
- Laura Owens - Elisa Wheeler
- Scott Paulin - Bob Doubek
- Lee Purcell
- Dale Swann - Speaker
- Tamlyn Tomita
- David Hess - Anchorman
- Ed Williams - Chaplin
- John di Fusco - Veteran
- Patrick Rogers - Volunteer
- Paul Williams - Veteran
- Alan Hunter - D.J.
- Conrad Bachmann - H. Ross Perot
- Gloria Carlin
- Jordan Charney
- Sam Chew - Speaker
- Marshall Colt - Jack Wheeler
- Richard Foster - Contractor
- James F. Kelly
- Laurence Luckinbill - Senator Bob Mathias
- D David Morin - Reporter
- Glynnis O'Connor - Becky Scruggs
- Robert Patten - Colonel
- Brock Peters
- Naomi Stevens - Woman
- Travis Swords - Questioner
- David Wells - James Watt
- Lyle Kessler - Veteran
- Alan Toy - Veteran
- Bill Grimmett - Guard
- Ron Prince - Speaker
- Mort Sertner - Speaker
- Director(s):
- Michael Pressman
- Writer(s):
- Lionel Chetwynd
- Producer(s):
- Robert Sertner
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