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GoodGoodWatch scoreSummary
A juvenile court services director strives to fight the odds following his promise to a resourceful 11-year-old to keep her and her four younger brothers and sisters together as a family after their parents abandoned them, despite a bureaucrat's insistence that it is impossible to locate a single foster home for all five.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 66GoodWatch 70
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 36 min
Shorter than most dramas, −13 min on the typical 109
typical 10996Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1981
May 5, 1981
45 years ago
Genres
DramaTV MovieLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
24 of 30
Chris SarandonBud Griggs- MMMelissa MichaelsenPatty Clawson
George CoeGeorge Mathews
McKee AndersonNancy Sloan
David HaskellTom Parks- SWSondra WestAlice Parks
Marc AlaimoJoe Clawson- CHC.J. HincksJune Clawson
- TSTristine SchmuklerSue Anne Clawson
- JMJohn McCaffreyJohn Clawson
- EKErika KatzKaren Clawson
- CCCanaan CrouchCharlie Clawson
Jessie Lee FultonMrs. Gustafson
Irma P. HallWilliston- WHWilliam H. BurkettJudge Harrington
Nik HaglerHarrison- RRRose-Mary RumbleyMrs. Higgins
- NYNorma YoungAnna Nelson
- JCJeanie CappsDr. Carson
- RMRandy MooreDr. Sullivan
- HHHelena HumannMatron Turner
Tony FrankBarnes- HJHarlan JordanSheriff
- MMMiles MutchlerWalter
Directing · 3
- Don Taylor Director, Producer
- Patrick A. Duffy First Assistant Director
- Lynda Karjola Second Assistant Director
Writing · 3
- Kent Hayes Novel
- Alex Lazzarino Novel
- Stephen Kandel Teleplay
Production · 10
- Roger Gimbel Executive Producer
- Tony Converse Executive Producer
- Joe Boston Producer
- Barbara Claman Casting
- Judy Courtney Casting
- Shari Rhodes Additional Casting
Camera · 4
- Robert C. Jessup Director of Photography
- Tony Poston Key Grip
- Don Reddy Camera Operator
- Robert Horne First Assistant Camera
Editing · 2
- David Berlatsky Editor
- Derek Berlatsky Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Fred Karlin Original Music Composer
- Clancy T. Troutman Sound Designer
- James Troutman Sound Editor
- Jeff Carson Music Editor
- Robert Wald Sound Mixer
Art · 2
- Derek R. Hill Leadman
- Jack Marty Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Patricia McKiernan Wardrobe Supervisor
- Jimi White Makeup Artist
- Lynn Decker Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Robert Driskell Gaffer
Other crew · 2
- Lenore Nelson Post Production Supervisor
- Clifford Yarborough Transportation Captain
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