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Director:
Gus Trikonis
Writers:
Shirley Lauro (play)
Shirley Lauro (screenplay)
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Release Date:
8 September 1988 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
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User Comments:
Wonderfully realistic portrayal of faculty ambitions and stresses more (1 total)

Cast

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Jane Alexander ... Ginny Carlsen

Dennis Farina ... Fred
Estelle Parsons ... Clare Block

Michael Beach ... Calvin
Wanda Christine ... Salina
James O. O'Reilly ... Win Lathrop
Pat Bowie ... Willa Jo
Kyra K. Kyles ... Georgia
Betty Yee ... Kitty Shim

Lori Kathryn Holton ... Cinnamon
Louise Jenkins ... Mrs. Brewster
Jase Alexander ... Nick

Domenica Cameron-Scorsese ... Cathy

Terry Nemeroff ... Ray
Ebony Grisby ... Pumpkin
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Runtime:
USA:120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
The Mount Company more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Broadway production of "Open Admissions" by Shirley Lauro opened at the Music Box Theater in New York on January 29, 1984 and ran for 17 performances. more

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Wonderfully realistic portrayal of faculty ambitions and stresses, 7 October 2001
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Author: jrhem (jrhem@itis.com) from Madison, WI

I saw this film only once on Lifetime, but have never been able to forget it. It is probably the most realistic movie I have seen in terms of its portrayal of the inner conflicts and stresses of the life of many college faculty. I have been trying very hard to find a videotape of it to use in my work as editor of The National Teaching and Learning Forum (a national newsletter for college faculty). Excellent film. Perhaps the handling of the minority issues is a touch romantic, but it is symbolically right in that it speaks to the best ambitions on each side, ambitions often confused or thwarted by surrounding circumstances.

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