There was a time when Stanley Phillips (John Cusack) could see his entire life clearly. He dreamed of patriotic service and was destined for a military career. He came close to that dream until it was cut short simply because of his poor eyesight. Now he's serving customers at a home supply store while his Sergeant wife is fighting in Iraq.
Equally as awkward at home as he is at work, he's raising Heidi, their twelve-year-old daughter and her 8-year-old sister Dawn. Although a loving father, Stanley is unable to conform to a more affectionate role and the girls miss their mother deeply.
While tolerating his job and stumbling through parenting he is abruptly awakened when tragedy strikes. Ill prepared to deal with it himself, he is at a complete loss contemplating how to tell his children. Desperate to delay telling the children they embark on a spontaneous road trip. Grasping to give them their last moments of innocence, Stanley reveals a softer side as they travel to Dawn's chosen destination – Enchanted Gardens Theme Park.
The farther they drive the closer they become yet Stanley knows he must face the inevitable task of changing their lives forever.
Directed by
James C. Strouse
Cast
John Cusack -
Stanley Philipps
Alessandro Nivola -
Stanley's brother
Nathan Adloff -
Guy Driving Car
Gracie Bednarczyk -
Dawn Phillips
Heather O. Craig -
Cartoon Voices
Doug Dearth -
Captain Riggs
Michael Thomas Dunn -
Tourist
Brian Patrick Farrell -
Balloon Man
Andrea Frisby -
Group supporter
Dana Lynne Gilhooley -
Grace
Zach Gray -
Smoking Boy
Suzanne Lang -
Soldier's Wife
Olivia T. Marcukaitis -
Funeral attendee
Eric Miles -
Military Son
Shelan O'Keefe -
Heidi Phillips
Production Co.
Plum Pictures
Hart-Lunsford Pictures
New Crime Productions
Benedek Films
Produced by
Carina Alves
John Cusack
Marilyn Haft
Reagan Silber
Grace Loh
Studio
The Weinstein Co.
Writer
James C. Strouse
Music
Max Richter
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