Silent since losing his hearing to meningitis, young Toby Wyler takes a bitter stance against the world and his family, refusing to accept his new stepfather. But when a highly trained orangutan named Casey is thrown from a truck near Toby's home, the boy soon has a secret friend he can communicate with via sign language.

Sean Gerlis
Toby

Burt Young
Fidel Fargo

Louise Fletcher
Dr. Dolly McKeever

Dennis Haysbert
Sheriff Pierce

Molly Cheek
Trish