Little House: Look Back to Yesterday (1983) (TV)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Victor French

Writers:

Vince Gutierrez (writer)
Laura Ingalls Wilder (books)

Release Date:

12 December 1983 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

After production ended on the long-running "Little House on the Prairie" series, three made-for-TV movies helped wrap up the series...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Book

Cast

Melissa Gilbert	...	Laura Ingalls Wilder
Dean Butler	...	Almanzo Wilder
Scottie MacGregor	...	Harriet Oleson (scenes deleted)
Richard Bull	...	Nels Oleson
Victor French	...	Isaiah Edwards
Kevin Hagen	...	Dr. Hiram Baker
Dabbs Greer	...	Rev. Robert Alden
Jonathan Gilbert	...	Willie Oleson
Allison Balson	...	Nancy Oleson
Stan Ivar	...	John Carter
Pamela Roylance	...	Sarah Carter
Lindsay Kennedy	...	Jeb Carter
David Friedman	...	Jason Carter
Shannen Doherty	...	Jenny Wilder
Leslie Landon	...	Etta Plum

Runtime:

120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Ed Friendly Productions

Movie Connections:

Follows Little House Years (1979) (TV)

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I love this movie. Every time I see it, I choke up. Matthew & Melissa deliver scenes that would melt the coldest of hearts! Get past the corny music and break out the razors. Tissue paper stock must have gone through the ceiling when this special first aired! My only question would be ... as a fan of LHOTP, Didn't Laura narrate at the end of Albert's morphine addiction episode, that he returned to Walnut Grove as Dr. Albert Ingalls? Watch it and you will understand my question. Why aren't long running series consistent with storylines? I suppose that writers don't look back at previous episodes. Inconsistent, but heart wrenching all the same!