Summer's End (film)
| Summer's End | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Helen Shaver |
| Produced by |
Gina Matthews Frank Siracusa Connie Tavel Patrick Whitley |
| Written by |
Grant Scharbo Jim Thompson |
| Starring |
James Earl Jones Jake LeDoux Brendan Fletcher Wendy Crewson |
| Narrated by | Victor Garber |
| Music by | Lawrence Shragge |
| Distributed by | Showtime |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country |
Canada United States |
| Language | English |
Summer's End is a Canadian-American 1999 TV movie drama directed by Helen Shaver in her directorial debut.[1] The film tells the story of two teenage brothers and an African-American doctor living in the small town on a lake in Georgia. The film aired on Showtime.[2]
The film is based on a story by American writer Jim Thompson, and is directed by Canadian film director Helen Shaver. It tells the story about two boys who have lost their father and forms a new friendship with a physician facing racial prejudice. The film received nominations for four Daytime Emmy Awards, and won for best children’s special and also best actor (James Earl Jones).[3][4]
Plot
A young boy (Jake LeDoux), still grieving over his father’s death, befriends a retired physician (James Earl Jones), the former chief of cardiology at an Atlanta hospital who has returned to his hometown in North Georgia where he had a traumatic boyhood; but racial intolerance in the local, predominately white, lakeside community ends up souring the relationship.[5][6][7]
Cast
- James Earl Jones as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely
- Jake LeDoux as Jamie Baldwin
- Brendan Fletcher as Hunter Baldwin
- Wendy Crewson as Virginia Baldwin
- Jonathan Kroeker as Lad Trapnell
- Al Waxman as Grandpa Trapnell
- Andrew Sardella as Alex Rifkin
- R.D. Reid as Henry Whitley
- Gary Reineke as Sheriff Miller
- Patrick McManus as Inspector
- Randy Hughson as Rainey
- Sarah Francis as Erinn
- Victor Garber as Narrator
References
- ↑ "Summer´s End". TCM - Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ↑ TV Guide. February 26-March 4, 1999. pg. 96.
- ↑ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. Page 539. ISBN 9780810863781.
- ↑ https://www.tvovermind.com/entertainment-news/20-famous-actors-won-grammys
- ↑ Martin, Mick and Marsha Porter (2000). Video Movie Guide 2001. Ballantine Books. Page 1063. ISBN 9780345420992.
- ↑ Martin, Mick and Marsha Porter (2004). DVD and Video Guide 2005. Ballantine Books. Page 1077. ISBN 9780345449955.
- ↑ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. Page 539. ISBN 9780810863781.
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