In His Father's Shoes

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In His Father's Shoes ★★½ 1997 (PG)

After his father (Gossett) dies, 15-year-old Clay (Ri'chard) takes a literal journey of self-discovery. Slipping on a pair of his dad's old wingtips, the teen is transported back to the ‘60s to revisit his father's past, and then further back to his grandfather's (Gossett again) day. Clay learns his granddad was a hard-working man who gave up his own dreams to support his family, which later caused a generational rift. Touching drama. 105m/C VHS, DVD . Louis Gossett Jr., Robert Ri'chard, Rachael Crawford; D: Vic Sarin; W: Gary Gelt; C: Michael Storey; M: John Welsman. CABLE

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