Hometown Boy Makes Good(1990)
He's a big city waiter turned small town shrink... and he's about to become the local hero.
A med school burnout returns to his small home town, but when he decides against telling his mother that he dropped out, complications ensue.
Movie: Hometown Boy Makes Good
Top 10 Billed Cast
Boyd Geary
Helen Geary
Merle Lee Swearingen
Joe Maxwell
Mayor Bob
Radio Announcer (voice)
Al Swearingen
Chuck Frazier
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