A farm boy (Michael Biehn) whose face was disfigured in a WWII explosion dreams of rekindling a romance with a prewar sweetheart who refuses to see him. Maureen Mueller. Potter: Patrick Dempsey. Quintas: Michael Beach. Edgar: Thomas Boyd Mason. Milkman: Mike Pettinger. Postman: Prentias Rowe. Based on James Purdy's novel. Written and directed by Kenneth Bowser. Kenneth Bowser directed.