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Lyle Kessler (writer)
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October 1983 (USA)
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Two mental patients in an institution fall in love and plan to escape in the search of a normal life. | Add synopsis »
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Worthwhile low-key drama
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(in credits order) | Robert Hays | ... | Daniel |
 | Kathleen Beller | ... | Jennifer |
 | Ned Beatty | ... | Herbie |
 | Gilbert Lewis | ... | Ernie |
| Lyle Kessler | ... | Timothy |
| Farnham Scott | ... | Thomas |
| Meg Myles | ... | Jennifer's Mother |
| Mady Kaplan | ... | Arlene |
| E. Brian Dean | ... | Dr. Willoughby |
| Victoria Boothby | ... | Adele |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| John Hagy | ... | Third Retard from the left |
 | David Alastair Lewis | ... | Truck Driver |
 | Chris Weatherhead | ||
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| John Flynn | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Lyle Kessler | writer | |
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| David Alastair Lewis | .... | associate producer | |
| Barclay Lottimer | .... | producer | |
| Dirk Petersmann | .... | producer | |
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| Shirley Walker | |||
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| Fred Murphy | |||
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| Harry Keramidas | |||
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| Patrizia von Brandenstein | |||
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| Daniels McLean | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Stephen Purvis | .... | supervising sound editor (as Steve Purvis) | |
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| Helen P. Butler | .... | costume supervisor | |
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| Jim Weidman | .... | music editor | |
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There isn't a great deal of plot development in Touched, an awkward but appealing psychological drama that feels like it was produced ten years earlier than it actually was. Robert Hays plays an inmate at a mental institution who, convinced he's as normal as the next chap, escapes one day and finds employment at a carnival sideshow. He's in love with fellow inmate Jennifer (Kathleen Beller), who also breaks out of the funny farm and gets a job waiting tables. The two maintain a tenuous relationship and the film ends on a happy note that nearly defies belief. Nonetheless, there's something intriguing about Touched, which plays like a high quality television hybrid of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Carny. Even Ned Beatty, an actor I generally find irksome, manages to deliver a quality performance, and the New Jersey location footage is superbly lensed by cinematographer Fred Murphy (October Sky, Auto Focus). A pleasant surprise.