DVD Release Date: April 13, 1999
Review: Elijah Wood is Stu Simmons, a boy like any other in 1970, who, with his sister, Lidia, wants to build the ultimate tree house where they can enjoy the adventures of childhood as most kids would. Their father Stephen (Costner) is a recently returned Vietnam Vet who is having difficulty returning home, and finding meaningful work. Stephan has dreams of rebuilding his families dreams and works hard to find a way to retain his dignity and pride in the process. I found this slow moving, but engrossing show to take me back to a time in the seventies when kids still had tree forts as a major source of adventure and wonder. Definitely a 'coming of age' film this one deals with the horrors of war, the aftermath not only to the soldier, but their family as well, and the struggle to return to a life of peace.