A Long Way Home (1981 film)
A Long Way Home | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | |
Directed by | Robert Markowitz |
Starring | Timothy Hutton Brenda Vaccaro Rosanna Arquette Paul Regina |
Music by | William Goldstein |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Tom Kuhn Alan Landsburg |
Producers | Dennis Nemec Linda Otto Tony Pinker (associate producer) |
Cinematography | Donald H. Birnkrant |
Editor | Peter Parasheles |
Running time | 120 minutes |
Production company | Alan Landsburg Productions |
Distributor | ABC |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color |
Audio format | Mono |
Original release | December 6, 1981 |
A Long Way Home is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film directed by Robert Markowitz, written by Dennis Nemec, and starring Timothy Hutton, Brenda Vaccaro, and Rosanna Arquette. The film was nominated for two awards at the 40th Golden Globe Awards in 1982.
Plot[]
As children, Donald, David and Carolyn are abandoned by their parents and placed in foster care by the government. About a decade later, Donald becomes determined to find his missing siblings. He has no idea where they are. A female counselor at the foster care breaks the rule and assists Donald in finding his long separated brother and sister who are now full adults.
Cast[]
- Timothy Hutton as Donald Branch Booth
- Brenda Vaccaro as Lillian Jacobs
- Rosanna Arquette as Rose Cavanaugh
- Paul Regina as David Branch Czaky
- as Riggins
- George Dzundza as Floyd Booth
- Bonnie Bartlett as JoAnn Booth
- Wil Wheaton as Donald Branch (Child)
- as David Branch (Child)
- as Carolyn (Child)
- as Carolyn (Adult)
- Floyd Levine as Judge Sosna
Reception[]
Reviews[]
The film received reviews from sources including Tom Shales of The Washington Post, The Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times.[1][2][3]
Awards and nominations[]
Award | Category | Result |
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Golden Globe Award | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
Golden Globe Award | Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Shales, Tom (December 5, 1981). "'Home': A Long Way From Entertainment". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Unger, Arthur (December 3, 1981). "True-life stories: it doesn't take much to qualify". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ O'Connor, John J. (December 4, 1981). "TV Weekend; Jane Wyman in Prime-time Soap Opera". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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External links[]
- 1981 television films
- 1981 films
- 1981 drama films
- American films
- American television films
- American drama films
- English-language films
- Films directed by Robert Markowitz
- American drama television film stubs