... overthrow of the Allende government in Chile in 1973, is a true story about a New York businessman, played by Jack Lemmon, who goes to Chile to search for his son who disappeared in the military coup. He joins up with his son’s wife (Sissy Spacek), but they have little in common; their life styles are totally different. The son/husband, it turns out, isn’t missing; he’s dead - but they don’t learn that until they have - with the help of the United States Embassy staff - searched hospitals, morgues ...
... may go unnoticed if we do not look in their direction. There was a sad but touching movie that was nominated for an Emmy a few years back titled, "VERNA: USO GIRL." Terry Hershey tells about it in the book, GO AWAY, COME CLOSER. In the film Sissy Spacek portrays a clumsy, tone-deaf song-and-dance girl hired by a USO troupe because no one else is available. Verna neither sings on key nor taps with the beat, but she is utterly convinced that her destiny is stardom. She is sure that when she dies thousands ...
