The Great Brain (1978)

Director:

Sidney Levin

Writers:

Alan Cassidy, John D. Fitzgerald (novel)

Stars:

Jimmy Osmond, Pat Delaney, Fran Ryan

Cast

Credited cast:
Jimmy Osmond	...	Tom Fitzgerald
Pat Delaney
Fran Ryan
Cliff Osmond
Arthur Roberts
Lynn Benisch
Len Birman
James Jarnigan
John Fredric Hart
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Bishop	...	Alan Jensen
Willy Cardin	...	Sweyn Fitzgerald
Alan Christensen	...	Frank Jensen
John F. Hart
William Kezele	...	Jimmy Peterson
Danny Thompson	...	Andy Anderson

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Taglines:

Half hero, half con-artist, all heart!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 1978 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Osmond

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A hammy but okay adaptation of Fitzgerald's novel

This isn't a great movie, by any stretch. The acting is hammy, and a very young Jimmy Osmond is frankly, too chubby to play The Great Brain. But if you like the John D. Fitzgerald novels, you'll find the film a treat. I'm glad it's out and that I taped it in the early 1980s. I'm not sure it's for sale on video. It's a definite G and post-toddler kids will like it. However, those adults unfamiliar with the Great Brain character will be turning off the channel or VCR pretty quickly. On the plus side, the sets of early, rural Utah are pretty well done and the cast, if inexperienced, is at least earnest.