
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.

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
Richard Linklater
Darryl Ponicsan, Richard Linklater
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