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A widowed father struggles to hold together his family of three teenagers, one of whom is intellectually challenged and enrolled in a state school for "special" children where he finds fulfillment in his love of sports, emulating his older, athletic brother.

1h 40m1978NRTMDb 7.3

TV MovieDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Lee PhilipsLee PhilipsDirectorCharles DurningCharles DurningCarl GallitzinIrene TedrowIrene TedrowElmira GallitzinMare WinninghamMare WinninghamJanice GallitzinPhilip BrownPhilip BrownMichael Gallitzin
George ParryMatthew 'Matt' GallitzinHerb EdelmanHerb EdelmanDoug RansomDebra WingerDebra WingerSherrie HensleyConstance McCashinConstance McCashinTrina Cunningham
James Calvin NelsonDr. Brennaman
Nat SimmonsRon Burton
Kevin ConditKevin
Bruce BlivenBruce
Lisa Ann CordovaLisa
James KingJimmy
Rachel ChavezRachel
Brian SchoderbekBrian
Richard MartinezRichardMervyn SmithMervyn SmithMerv
Kelly B. GoonKelly
Rebecca E. VossBecky
Steve Bill MaierSteve
David TedrichDavid

Storyline

A widowed father struggles to hold together his family of three teenagers, one of whom is intellectually challenged and enrolled in a state school for "special" children where he finds fulfillment in his love of sports, emulating his older, athletic brother.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
22 February 1978
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
7.3 / 10 (3 votes)

Production

Director
Lee Philips
Writers
John Sacret Young
Studios
Roger Gimbel Productions, EMI Films
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English