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A lonely young boy, overshadowed by his older brother, picked on by other boys at school and ignored by his businessman father, finds strength and companionship from a stately old oak tree. When his father, a real-estate developer, plans to demolish the old tree in order to make way for a factory, the boy decides to stand up for his friend and stand up to his father.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

8/10

Release Date

01 January 1999

Country

Cast

Robert Forster

Robert Forster

Henry Musser

Naomi Judd

Naomi Judd

Sarah Musser

Andrew Lawrence

Andrew Lawrence

Mitch Musser

Matthew Lawrence

Matthew Lawrence

Mark Musser

Cliff Robertson

Cliff Robertson

Larry

Tyler Hoechlin

Tyler Hoechlin

Jeff Lo

Jeff Pace

Jeff Pace

Shawn

Corbin Bleu

Corbin Bleu

Ricky

Quinn Beswick

Quinn Beswick

Duffy

George Murdock

George Murdock

Big Wig

Susan Gayle Watts

Susan Gayle Watts

Mayor Margaret Jones

Gregg Binkley

Gregg Binkley

Bill Belko

D. Elliot Woods

D. Elliot Woods

Councilman Jordan

Eddie Ebell

Eddie Ebell

Luigi

Faith McDevitt

Faith McDevitt

Mrs. Ferguson

Jack Donner

Jack Donner

Joseph

Hamilton Camp

Hamilton Camp

Bob

Ken Johnson

Ken Johnson

Store Owner

Leonard Termo

Leonard Termo

Vince

David Carpenter

David Carpenter

Dirt Jo

Steve Wilde

Steve Wilde

Surveyor #1

John Mastando

John Mastando

Surveyor #2

Kate Forster

Kate Forster

Ms. Krynock

Genevieve Butler

Genevieve Butler

Diane

Alan David Gelman

Alan David Gelman

Ed

Beecey Carlson

Beecey Carlson

Connie

Ken Duncan

Ken Duncan

George

William Dennis Hurley

William Dennis Hurley

Mayor's Aide

Brendan Dawson

Brendan Dawson

Truck Driver

Austin Stout

Austin Stout

Allen

Krystal Benn

Krystal Benn

Jessica

Tony Tarantino

Tony Tarantino

Dr. Stevens

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