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Baltimore, 1959. Danny's dad is the only man in the neighborhood who didn't
fight in World War II. Danny, who's 12, gets teased and folks make nasty
cracks about cowards. An old radio tower on a nearby hill is about to
be torn down, and Danny decides to climb it to prove his courage. Help
comes from an aging neighbor, Old Man Langer, a former construction foreman
who's dying of cancer and wants Danny to help him commit suicide. Langer
rigs pulleys and weights to help the lad make the climb. Meanwhile, an
aggressive and angry neighbor (an army vet) regularly gets drunk and shoots
off his rifle, and Danny's dad must confront him. It all comes to a head
one stormy night. |
