My Old Man (1979) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

John Erman

Writers:

Ernest Hemingway (story)
Jerome Kass (writer)

Release Date:

7 December 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Remake

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kristy McNichol	...	Jo Butler
Warren Oates	...	Frank Butler
Eileen Brennan	...	Marie
Joseph Maher	...	Phil Kiley
Joseph Leon	...	Shimmy
Jess Osuna	...	Matt
David Margulies	...	Chubby
Mark Arnold	...	Roy Kiley
Michael Jeter	...	George Gardner
Peter Maloney	...	Veterinarian
Kenneth Kimmins	...	Andy
Carol Teitel	...	Phoebe
Brandon Maggart	...	Mule
Howard E. Rollins Jr.	...	Doctor
Michael Prince	...	Stanley

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L

Company:

Robert Halmi

Movie Connections:

References Grease (1978)

Horses and booze don't mix

Drunk/bum/loser, Frank Butler, re-unites with his teen-age daughter, Jo, whom he hasn't seen in years. Jo has just lost her mother so Frank takes her under his wing and introduces her to the horse racing circuit which hasn't treated Frank kindly over the past few years. As Frank eases his way back into the equine fraternity he finds things aren't going to go to good for him because of a scandal he was involved in some years ago. Finally, he and Jo manage to pick up a horse of their own and enter him in a race, but tragedy strikes again just before the big event which leaves Jo all by herself with a heavy burden. I enjoyed this film, but it was no big shakes: it's been done before in other guises.