Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

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Goodbye, Miss 4th of July ★★½ 1988

Inspired by the true story of the teenage daughter of Greek immigrants living in pre-WWI West Virgin ia, the prejudice they encounter, the rela tionship that begins between the family and an aging African-American ex-boxer, and the girl's efforts in the influenza epidemic. Based on the 1985 book by her brother. 89m/C VHS . Richard Speight Jr., Roxana Zal, Louis Gossett Jr., Chris Sarandon, Chantal Contouri, Chynna Phillips, Mitchell Anderson, Conchata Ferrell, Ed Lauter; D: George Miller.

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