USA,
1981, 100 min
Directed by:
Anthony PageScreenplay:
Corey BlechmanCinematography:
Mike FashComposer:
William KraftCast:
Mickey Rooney, Dennis Quaid, Largo Woodruff, Anna Maria Horsford, Harry Goz, Raymond Serra, William G. Schilling, Ron Faber, Kathleen Maguire, Carrick Glenn, Bill WinklerPlots(1)
Based on a true story Mickey Rooney portrays Bill a 40-year-old mentally retarded man with an I.Q. of 50 unable to read or write living in the brutal rough and tumble of New York City. He must learn the ways of the city or face going back to the institution in which he spent a better part of his life in. Barry Morrow (Dennisn Quaid) an amateur documentary filmmaker befriends and enables Bill to learn about family and true friendship. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Golden Globes
- 1982 - Best Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television
- 1982 - Mickey Rooney (Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture – Television)