The Man Without a Face( 1993)

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A fatherless boy had almost given up all his dreams... until one man believed in him enough to make them come true.

Overview

Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town after his face is disfigured from an automobile accident ten years earlier, in which a boy was incinerated--and for which he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Also suspected of being a paedophile, he is befriended by Chuck, causing the town's suspicions and hostility to be ignited.

Top Billed Cast

Mel Gibson
Justin McLeod
Nick Stahl
Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt
Margaret Whitton
Catherine Palin
Fay Masterson
Gloria Norstadt
Gaby Hoffmann
Megan Norstadt
Geoffrey Lewis
Chief Wayne Stark
Richard Masur
Prof. Carl Hartley
Michael DeLuise
Douglas Hall, Gloria's Boyfriend
Ethan Phillips
Todd Lansing
Jean De Baer
Mrs. Lansing
Jack De Mave
Mr. Cooper
Viva
Mrs. Cooper
Justin Kanew
Rob Lansing
Sean Kellman
David Taylor-Fife
Chris Lineburg
Scott Pearson
Kelly Wood
Amy Banks
Jessica Taisey
Signy Eaton
David A. McLaughlin
Chuck's Father
George Martin
Sam the Barber
Timothy Sawyer
Gus
Lawrence Wescott Jr.
Bob
Michael Currie
Mr. Cameron, General Store Owner
Stanja Lowe
Mrs. Cameron
Zach Grenier
Dr. Lionel Talbot, Psychiatrist
William Meisle
Judge Sinclair
Robert Hitt
Mr. William McDowell
Mary Lamar Mahler
Miss Fletcher, Children's Aid
Robert DeDiemar Jr.
Chuck at age 17

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A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on Thu Apr 02 2020

_**A denouncement of lowlife gossips/slanderers**_ "The Man without a Face" was Mel Gibson's 1993 debut as director. Gibson stars in the eponymous role as McLeod, a man whose face is heavily scarred. The story takes place on coastal Maine during the summer of 1968. Several years earlier McLeod moved to the area to live in seclusion and do his unconventional work with the requisite privacy. Unfortunately, but to be expected, rumors about the mysterious recluse circulate amongst the locals, who callously refer to him as "hamburger head." A fatherless 12 year-old, Chuck (Nick Stahl), wants to g...