Emile Hirsch
Duncan Mudge
The film follows the story of Duncan, a fourteen-year-old misfit farm boy trying to fill the void and alleviate the numbness left by his mother's passing. Unable to let her go quite yet, Duncan mimics his dead mother. He talks in her voice at the dinner table and wears her fur coat to bed. Edgar, Duncan's distant sixty-year-old father, doesn't understand the strange manifestations of his son's mourning. Why can't Duncan grieve like a normal person? Macho mate Perry Foley, who has it physically even harder on his dad's farm, usually comforts Duncan and defends his 'wimpiness' to their cocky ruffian mates Travis, Scotty and Brent. But although clearly attracted to gentle Duncan himself, the socially unacceptable suggestion of 'sissy' homosexuality makes Perry over-react and turn on his friend.
Duncan Mudge
Perry Foley
Edgar Mudge
Brent
Travis
Scotty
April
Tonya
Lydia Mudge
Emily Foley
Ray Blodgett
Tracey Foley
Merrit Foley
Minister
Store Owner
Drunken Teen
Teen's Friend
Juster (uncredited)
Hay Bailer (uncredited)
Director / Writer
