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MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Suitable for Children, Profanity Movie Release: 1993 DVD Release: 02/24/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Dual Layered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 56 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 0 Genres: Drama, Childhood Drama

Mel Gibson made his feature film directing debut with this drama, loosely based on the book by Isabel Holland, which combines elements from The Elephant Man, Mask, Scent of a Woman, and The Karate Kid in a study of the capacity for human trust and compassion. Gibson plays Justin McLeod, a former teacher who, after having his face and his body terribly disfigured in an automobile accident, has taken to living alone in a big house in an island off the coast of Maine. McLeod works as a free-lance artist who undergoes the humiliation of being shunned by his neighbors and called "hamburger head" behind his back. McLeod keeps to himself and wants nothing to do with his neighbors. But one day an adolescent boy, Chuck Norstadt (Nick Stahl), comes knocking at his door desperate for a tutor. At first suspicious, McLeod gradually warms up to Chuck and they become pals. But their burgeoning friendship is frowned upon by Chuck's family and the local police chief, Stark (Geoffrey Lewis), apparently because of rumors circulating that McLeod had a record concerning child molestation. This piece of gossip threatens Chuck with the loss of his teacher and a new-found friend. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

Mel Gibson - Justin McLeod
Nick Stahl - Chuck
Margaret Whitton - Catherine
Fay Masterson - Gloria
Gaby Hoffmann - Megan

Two years before his turn behind the camera on Braveheart netted him the Academy Award for Best Director, Mel Gibson made his directorial debut with and starred in The Man without a Face. This inaugural DVD release of the film features a widescreen anamorphic transfer. Meanwhile, the original English soundtrack is available in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, as is the optional dubbed French track, and subtitles are available in English, Spanish, and French. The film, about the relationship between a young boy and a disfigured man, is supplemented by a featurette that offers the audience a behind-the-scenes look at the production. Additionally, the original theatrical trailer is included. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide