American Playhouse · SEASON 1
Fifth of July
Episode 9 · 1982-03-09
- Drama
- Comedy
Episode overview
Ken Talley is 32, strong, goodlooking and a Vietnam vet with both legs shot off seven years earlier. His lover Jed is bigger and stronger, a gardner, a good listener. On Independence Day 1977, Ken's home in Lebanon Missouri is visted by his army buddies. Much of their past relationships, pre- and post-Vietnam, must be pulled up and examined before any of them can decide their future.
130 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. The Shady Hill Kidnapping1982-01-12
2. King of America1982-01-19
3. Seguin1982-01-26
4. Who Am I This Time?1982-02-02
5. Any Friend of Nicholas Nickleby Is a Friend of Mine1982-02-09
6. Come Along with Me1982-02-16
7. For colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf1982-02-23
8. Echoes and Silences1982-03-02
9. Fifth of July1982-03-09
10. The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters1982-03-16
11. Pilgrim, Farewell1982-03-23
12. Northern Lights1982-03-30
13. Medal of Honor Rag1982-04-06
14. Working1982-04-13
15. Weekend1982-04-20
16. Private Contentment1982-04-27
17. My Palikari1982-05-04
18. Oppenheimer (1)1982-05-11
19. Oppenheimer (2)1982-05-18
20. Oppenheimer (3)1982-05-25
21. Oppenheimer (4)1982-06-01
22. Oppenheimer (5)1982-06-08
23. Oppenheimer (6)1982-06-15
24. Oppenheimer (7)1982-06-22
25. The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez1982-06-29
