A 1967 physics professor in Minnesota whose life collapses under marital strife, financial ruin, and tenure disputes. He seeks religious guidance, alters a student's grade, receives a terminal medical diagnosis, and faces an approaching tornado at his son's school.
Romantic and marital rivals competing for Judith's affection.
Larry holds the academic authority over Clive as his physics professor.
The father uses legal threats to coerce Larry into changing the grade.
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