Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry, Sal and Richard reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing the burial, the trio take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire – along the way reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.
Cast
Steve Carell
Larry 'Doc' Shepherd
Bryan Cranston
Sal Nealon
Laurence Fishburne
Reverend Richard Mueller
J. Quinton Johnson
Charlie Washington
Deanna Reed-Foster
Ruth Mueller
Yul Vazquez
Lieutenant Colonel Wilits
Graham Wolfe
John Redman
Jeff Monahan
O'Toole
Dontez James
DAFB Guard
Tammy Tsai
Mother (Irene)
Richard Barlow
Angry Father
Cathy O'Dell
Grieving Mother
Jane Mowder
Rental Truck Employee
Richard Robichaux
Anorak
Jerry Lee Tucker
Raincoat
Marc Moore
Hyped-up Employee
Kate Easton
Phone Shop Clerk
Cicely Tyson
Mrs. Hightower
Sarah Silk
Front Desk Motel Employee
Ted Watts Jr.
Leland
Lee Harrington
Jamie
Samuel Davis
Larry Jr. (voice)
Brian 'Wolfman Black' Bowman
Church Member (uncredited)
Kelli Culbertson
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Chris Dettone
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Chris Drexel
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Eric Frank
Bar Patron Guy in Booth (uncredited)
Adam Hicks
Marine (uncredited)
John W. Iwanonkiw
J Tinsley Amtrak Baggage Handler (uncredited)
Trudi Kennedy
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Daniel Lamont
Bar Patron (uncredited)
James Lloyd
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Christopher Nardizzi
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Phil Nardozzi
Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Rebecca Phipps
Mourner (uncredited)
Dwayne Pintoff
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Sofia Plass
Church Member (uncredited)
Eric Rasmussen
Driver (uncredited)
Mario Ruiz
Senior Airman Morris (uncredited)
Brian E Stead
Amtrak Passenger (uncredited)
Gary Lee Vincent
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Jeremy Waltman
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Zoe Xandra
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Daniel James
Cellphone Store Patron (uncredited)
Wain Jenkins
Choir Member (uncredited)
Crew
Richard Linklater
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Darryl Ponicsan
Screenplay, Novel
Sandra Adair
Editor
Shane F. Kelly
Director of Photography
Thomas Lee Wright
Executive Producer
Harry Gittes
Executive Producer
Karen Ruth Getchell
Executive Producer
Ginger Sledge
Producer
John Sloss
Producer
Bruce Curtis
Production Design
Kari Perkins
Costume Design
Darylin Nagy
Makeup Department Head
Patty Bell
Makeup Artist
Sharyn Cordice
Makeup Artist
Christopher Patrick
Makeup Artist
Justin Hennard
Sound Designer
Tom Hammond
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Pastorius
Visual Effects Supervisor
Brice Liesveld
Visual Effects Producer
Graham Reynolds
Music
Beauchamp Fontaine
Set Decoration
Gregory A. Weimerskirch
Art Direction
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