The Family Man (1979 film)
The Family Man is a 1979 television film, directed by Glenn Jordan and starring Ed Asner and Meredith Baxter Birney.
| The Family Man | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama Romance |
| Based on | novel by Thomas Gallagher |
| Written by | William Hanley |
| Directed by | Glenn Jordan |
| Starring | Ed Asner Meredith Baxter Birney |
| Music by | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Freyda Rothstein David Susskind |
| Producer(s) | Ruth E. Carter (as Ruth Carter) Peter Dohanos |
| Cinematography | Zale Magder |
| Editor(s) | Sidney Katz John Wright |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Time-Life Television Productions |
| Distributor | CBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
| Picture format | Color |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Original release | December 19, 1979 |
Plot
Asner plays a prosperous Irish-born New Yorker who falls in love with a young pianist and is tempted to be unfaithful to his wife for the first time.[1]
Reception
Writing in the New York Times, Tom Buckley gave the film a bad review, calling the script "resolutely undramatic, stilted and humorless", the directing "like stretching taffy" and Asner's accent "intermittent and unconvincing".[1]
References
- Tom Buckley (December 19, 1979). "TV: Asner in a Drama". The New York Times.
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