Film

Wayward Son

1999 · 1h 36m · Drama

IMDb

6.4

Former fashion photographer Randall Harris debuts with this gritty drama about justice and redemption in rural Georgia during the Great Depression. Jesse Banks Rhodes (Harry Connick, Jr.) is suddenly and inexplicably released from jail after serving part of a life sentence on a trumped up charge for murder. He heads back for Georgia to reclaim his life and finds himself staying with farmer Ben Alexander (Pete Postlethwaite). Initially, Ben's family is mistrustful of the ex-con, but slowly they begin to warm to him, particularly Ben's fragile daughter Wesley (Patricia Clarkson). After witnessing the murder of a black worker at the hands of his drunken white racist boss, Jesse vows to make things right.

Harry Connick Jr.

Jesse Banks Rhodes

Pete Postlethwaite

Ben Alexander

Patricia Clarkson

Wesley

Vinessa Shaw

Cordelia

Walton Goggins

Plantation Owner

Afemo Omilami

Horace

David Pickens

Warden

John Bennes

Lawyer

Matthew Brady

Inmate 1

Stacie Richards Dail

Young Crying Woman

David de Vries

Michael Gaston

Edgar

Rodney L. James

George

Chris Jenkins

Cephus

Michael Perry

Convict

Frank Roberts

Sheriff Pitts

• Randall HarrisDirector · Writer
• David HenningsDirector of Photography
• James Newton HowardOriginal Music Composer
• Steve PorcaroOriginal Music Composer
• Louise RubackyEditor

Release date

September 20, 1999

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama