Misunderstood

Misunderstood is a 1984 American drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg, based on the 1869 novel Misunderstood by Florence Montgomery. This film stars Henry Thomas as a young boy who struggles with family, friends, and relationships after his mother's death.
The novel Misunderstood had previously been adapted as the 1966 Italian film Incompreso, which starred Anthony Quayle.
==Plot==
Ned Rawley is an American shipowner established in Tunisia where his business thrives and monopolizes him. He lives in a beautiful villa with his two sons, Miles and Andrew, who are cared for by a newly arrived housekeeper because their mother has just died in a hospital abroad. The father decides to hide this tragedy from the youngest, inventing an extended trip for his mother.
For the older one, he continues to treat him as a "man", revealing to him the disappearance of his mother but remaining cold with him, being afraid to express his feelings. He does not realize that his son lacks affection and suffers from the absences and the harshness of education imposed on him by his father who transfers all his attentions to the youngest.
Finally, it is only during an accident caused by Andrew that the father and son will get closer.
==Cast==
*Gene Hackman as Ned Rawley
*Henry Thomas as Andrew
*Rip Torn as Will
*Huckleberry Fox as Miles
*Maureen Kerwin as Kate
*Susan Anspach as Lilly
*June Brown as Mrs. Paley
*Helen Ryan as Lucy
*Nadim Sawalha as Ahmed
*Nidal Al-Askhar as Mrs. Jallouli
*Khaled Akrout as Electronic Shop Owner
*Rajah Gafsi as Ali-Baroutta Cafe Owner
*Moheddine Mrad as Kassir
*James R. Cope as Mr. Grace
*Halima Daoud as Aisha
*Raad Rawi as Doctor
*Habiba as Girl on Donkey
*Fathia Boudabous as Woman Red Light District
*Nabil Massad as Mr. Jallouli
*Annick Allières as Marie
*Mohamed Ben Othman as Chocolate Merchant
*Abdellatif Hamrouni as Holy Man
*Salah Rahmouni as Rachid
*Mohamed Dous as Judo Instructor
*Tarak Sancho as Ned's Driver
*Noureddine Kasbaoui and Moncef Dhouib as Servants
*Zouheir Bornaz as Kassir's Assistant
*Hattah Dhib as Kassir's Driver
*Mohamed Sghaier Ftouhi as Baroutta Spring Owner
*Hella Boulila as Secretary, Ned's Office at Docks
*Habib Chaari as Injured Man
*Neal Anderson as Andrew's Opponent
*André Valiquette as Bob
*Dirk Holzapfel as Lucien
==Reception==
===Box Office===
Made on a budget of $10 million, the movie was also relying on A-List success of Gene Hackman and Henry Thomas, the latter of which was a successful child star who appeared in several blockbusters during that era. But the film flopped at the box office, opening at #11 with $916,967 in 741 screens, and went on to gross just $1,525,532 in its entire domestic run.
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Category:1984 films
Category:1984 independent films
Category:1984 drama films
Category:American drama films
Category:American films
Category:American independent films
Category:American remakes of Italian films
Category:Films about brothers
Category:Films about children
Category:Films about dysfunctional families
Category:Films about emotions
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:Films directed by Jerry Schatzberg
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films
Category:Films with screenplays by Barra Grant
Category:United Artists films