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Amber Waves

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When ailing Kansas wheat farmer Elroy "Bud" Burkhardt (Dennis Weaver) discovers he has lung cancer, the fiercely independent man grudgingly agrees to hire a laborer to help him harvest the season's crops. He finds a most unlikely candidate for the job -- hitchhiker Larry Koenig (Kurt Russell), an indolent New York model rendered unemployable by a facial injury. But for Koenig to become a viable farmhand, Burkhardt will have to teach him the value of an honest day's work.
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Synopsis When ailing Kansas wheat farmer Elroy "Bud" Burkhardt (Dennis Weaver) discovers he has lung cancer, the fiercely independent man grudgingly agrees to hire a laborer to help him harvest the season's crops. He finds a most unlikely candidate for the job -- hitchhiker Larry Koenig (Kurt Russell), an indolent New York model rendered unemployable by a facial injury. But for Koenig to become a viable farmhand, Burkhardt will have to teach him the value of an honest day's work.
Director
Joseph Sargent
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 45m