ââIf thereâs nothing wrong with him, why is he here?â college freshman Tom Butterfield asks a doctor about an orphaned little boy. âRotten luck,â is the reply. â]oeyâs mother and father were killed. The court couldnât find a foster home. They had to put him someplace.â Someplace is the Missouri State Hospital, a facility for mentally ill men. Tom is appalled then outraged when joey is brutally raped by a patient. Tom and the doctor bend a few dozen rules to release joey into Tomâs care, an act of courage that starts Tom on a mission to provide hope and homes for more unwanted children. Fred Lehne (Lost) stars as Tom in this inspiring real-life story about the founding of Missouriâs respected Butterfield Youth Ranches. In one of her earliest roles, Michelle Pfeiffer costars as Tomâs supportive girlfriend Jennifer. Pfeiffer would later bring to the big screen a tale of young lives transformed when she starred in Dangerous Minds.
Language: English
