Misunderstood 1984

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Misunderstood ★★½ 1984 (PG)

A former black market merchant has to learn how to relate to his sons after his wife dies. The father, now a legitimate businessman, is more concerned with running his shipping business than growing closer to his boys. Fine acting can't overcome a transparent plot. 92m/C VHS . Gene Hackman, Susan Anspach, Henry Thomas, Rip Torn, Huckleberry Fox; D: Jerry Schatzberg; C: Pasqualino De Santis.