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All of Greenleaf, Indiana is watching this year's telecast of the Oscars as Hollywood heartthrob and local boy made good Cameron Drake has been nominated for his first ever Best Actor Oscar for his latest movie role as a gay soldier. Cameron's high school English teacher Howard Brackett is overjoyed when Cameron wins the award and mentions Howard's contribution in his acting life. That joy turns to horror when Cameron mentions to the worldwide audience that Howard is gay, especially horrific to Howard as he is engaged to fellow teacher Emily Montgomery, a woman with self-esteem issues as she had battled weight issues most of her life before she lost seventy-five pounds for the wedding. Howard's life is totally disrupted as Hollywood media descends on Greenleaf in order to get Howard's story. The rest of Greenleaf also openly wonders if Howard is indeed gay, as he exhibits many stereotypical gay tendencies, such as being neat, and loving music, dancing, poetry and Barbra Streisand. His...
- Kevin KlineHoward Brackett
- Joan CusackEmily Montgomery
- Tom SelleckPeter Malloy
- Matt DillonCameron Drake
- Debbie ReynoldsBerniece Brackett
- Wilford BrimleyFrank Brackett
- Bob NewhartTom Halliwell
- Gregory JbaraWalter Brackett
- Shalom HarlowSonya
- Shawn HatosyJack
- Zak OrthMike
- Lauren AmbroseVicky
- Alexandra HoldenMeredith
- Lewis J. StadlenEd Kenrow
- Deborah RushAva Blazer
- J. Smith-CameronTrina Paxton
- Kate McGregor-StewartAunt Becky
- Debra MonkMrs. Lester
- Ernie SabellaAldo Hooper
- Gus RogersonDanny
- Dan HedayaMilitary Attorney
- Joseph MaherFather Tim
- William ParryFred Mooney
- William DuellEmmett Wilson
- Richard WoodsReverend Morgan