Things That Hang from Trees

Overview

St. Augustine, Florida, 1969. An eight-year-old boy's wish to see the fireworks from atop the city's lighthouse is complicated by his odd neighbors, abusive peers, and hopeless parents. The young boy's seemingly simple goal develops into a struggle in which his life, both internal and corporeal, hangs in the balance

Directed by Ido Mizrahy

Top cast

C

Cooper Musgrove

Tommy Wheeler

Peter Gerety

Ump

Laila Robins

Miss Millie

Daniel von Bargen

George Burgess

Jason Antoon

Bobby Mecklem

Yul Vazquez

Juan Lopez

A

Antony Del Rio

Tony Mazziati

Gail Borges

Mazziati Mother

D

Dorothy McKinnon

Mazziati Grandmother

L

Larry Melfi

Mazziati Father

Michael Marinaccio

Mazziati Brother

R

Ryan Parker

Bear Hadley

Deborah Kara Unger

Connie Mae Wheeler

Ray McKinnon

Tom Wheeler Sr.

Tom Stearns

Old Salt

S

Sarah Mathews

Miss Benson

T

Tim Goodwin

Principal Romano

Jayne Houdyshell

Pam Dupont

Marylouise Burke

Joan Kayser

Marco St. John

Sheriff Hank Bullard

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