1969 / Atlantic Entertainment Group presents ; an Ernest Thompson film ; produced by Daniel Grodnik and Bill Badalato ; written and directed by Ernest Thompson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1988. Includes trailer. Robert Downey Jr., Kiefer Sutherland, Bruce Dern, Mariette Hartley, Winona Ryder Joanna Cassidy.
Summary:
Set during the Vietnam War, 1969 is the story of two best friends, Ralph and Scott, Maryland college students whose moral outrage at the country's involvement in the war leads to a life altering event. When Scott's brother Aiden, an enlisted serviceman, is declared missing in action, a decision by the friends to steal their files from the local draft board in an attempt to avoid being drafted, sets in motion dramatic consequences.
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