A light comedy/love story based on the life of blind musician Tom Sullivan.
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Title: Ein Stern in meiner dunklen Nacht (1982)
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Tom Sullivan
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Will Sly
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Sarah Torgov | ... |
Patti Steffen
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Heather Johnson
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Porky Sullivan
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Mrs. Ruxton
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Bert
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Molly
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Sharon
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Dean Franklin
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Jack Steffen
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Gary Reineke | ... |
Phil Lucas
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Tom Sullivan is in many ways a typical student attending a Boston area college, he, showing his immaturity, partaking in, often leading, mainly harmless student hijinks with his pipe smoking friend, Will Sly. He funnels many of his energies into his music as a singer/pianist. Tom also happens to be blind, which he's been since a newborn due to being provided too much oxygen while in an incubator. Tom is independently minded, and wants to be treated just like any sighted person. Like most men his age, he is also in the pursuit of the opposite sex, in the process of which he finds that he falls in love easily. Through all these activities, Tom is affected by real life including the temporariness of college life, some not being able to get over their own prejudices of being sighted in their dealings with him, and coming to the realization that there are some things more difficult to do in life when one is blind. Written by Huggo
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23 April 1982 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Tom Sullivan: [patting Will on the chest] Oh, I don't have a seeing eye dog, Mrs. Ruxton. I have Sly.
Will Sly: Woof, woof.
Mrs. Ruxton: Oh dear.
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Tom Sullivan is heard to yell the identical recorded line "Hello? Can anybody hear me?" twice: once during the skydiving scene, and once during the swimming pool scene. See more »Goofs
During the skydiving incident, Tom's friend takes off in a jeep on natural ground, but we hear the tires squeal as though he's on pavement. See more »Quotes
Mrs. Ruxton: I don't allow pets. You won't be able to keep your seeing eye dog here.Tom Sullivan: [patting Will on the chest] Oh, I don't have a seeing eye dog, Mrs. Ruxton. I have Sly.
Will Sly: Woof, woof.
Mrs. Ruxton: Oh dear.
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I was 14 or 15 when this movie came out, and I fell in love with it, and with Marc Singer. I watched it, like so many others, many times on cable in the mid to late '80s. For those looking for the movie, keep an eye out for it, it is occasionally shown on some cable networks. Every few months or so, IIRC. I'm not exactly sure which network, but I believe I've seen it on AMC, Starz:Love Stories and possibly the W-e Network. People with TIVO might have luck putting it on a wish list. I found it by going to Zap 2 it's website and searching there by title. It takes some patience and time, but it is possible to find a showing which could then be taped or TIVO-ed. I too wish for a DVD release of this movie.