Morgan Stewart's Coming Home

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Paul Aaron Terry Winsor
Produced by	Stephen J. Friedman
Written by	Ken Hixon David N. Titcher
Story by	David N. Titcher
Starring	Jon Cryer Lynn Redgrave Paul Gleason Nicholas Pryor Viveka Davis
Music by	Peter Bernstein
Cinematography	Richard E. Brooks
Editing by	Robert Lederman
Studio	Kings Road Entertainment
Distributed by	New Century Vista Film Company
Release date(s)	February 20, 1987
Running time	96 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6 million
Box office	$2,136,381

Morgan Stewart's Coming Home is a 1987 comedy film directed by Paul Aaron/Terry Winsor and starring Jon Cryer, Viveka Davis, Paul Gleason, Nicholas Pryor and Lynn Redgrave. The screenplay was written by Ken Hixon and David N. Titcher. The film was also released as Home Front and Homefront Riviera in some countries.

Plot

The film stars Cryer as the son of a senator who has spent most of his life away at boarding school. An eccentric boy who is a fan of horror films, his personality does not fit in with the carefully calculated conservative image his mother (Redgrave) has designed for their family. He is brought home to help with his father's campaign, and unwittingly discovers that others are setting the family up for the fall. With the help of a zany new girlfriend (Davis) he manages to save the day, and loosen up his family in the process.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack included the opening track 'Painted Moon' by The Silencers and music by Peter Bernstein, Timothy Duckworth, Bernard Herrmann, Chris Isaak, John Manikoff, and The Surfaris.

Production Company: Kings Road Entertainment

Film locations

• 6th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
• Lincoln Memorial—east side
• Riggs Bank—Lafayette Park
• Rock Creek Parkway
• Washington Monument
• White House—North Side
• Charlottesville, VA—Downtown Mall & Fashion Square Mall

Trivia

• In the French version, the film title has been translated into one of the longest film titles ever: Qu'il est dur d'être farceur, d'aimer la musique pop et les films d'horreur quand on a un père qui se présente aux élections, which means "How tough it is to be a prankster, to like pop music and horror films when you have a father who is presenting himself in the elections".
• This film was filmed prior to Jon Cryer's starring role in Pretty in Pink, but was only released after that film became successful.

External links

• Morgan Stewart's Coming Home at the Internet Movie Database
• Morgan Stewart's Coming Home at AllRovi
• New York Times Review