Those She Left Behind (1989) (TV)

Director:

Waris Hussein

Writer (WGA):

Michael O'Hara (written by)

Release Date:

6 March 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Scott and Sue Grimes are a happily married and affluent young couple who are about to start a family together...

Plot Keywords:

Widower | Death In Childbirth | Single Father | Dying In Childbirth | Single Dad

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Gary Cole	...	Scott Grimes
Joanna Kerns	...	Diane Pappas
Mary Page Keller	...	Sue Grimes
George Coe	...	Bill Page
Maryedith Burrell	...	Ann Hobson
Colleen Dewhurst	...	Margaret Page
Joel Polis	...	Kerns
Saachiko	...	Dr. Yamura
Judyann Elder	...	Counselor
Paul Mendoza	...	Acosta
David Selburg	...	Dr. Razzar
Lupe Ontiveros	...	Rosa
Harry Stephens	...	Dr. Paul Spencer
James Edgcomb	...	Poker player (as Jim Edgecomb)
Folkert Schmidt	...	Eric

Also Known As:

Daddy (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

NBC Productions

Quotes:

Dr. Paul Spencer: [to Scott about Katie, who was suffering from a hernia, upon finding out that he didn't bring her into the hospital earlier then he should've] Do you have any idea what might have happened if you had ignored this for one more day?

A good little film...

sometimes it is a nice surprise to find a small film which has a few stars in it and has a decent message; Gary Cole is very believable as the widowed father who must now re-learn to live his life, build up his realty business and take care of the motherless child, Katie.

George Coe and Colleen Dewhurst portray the grandparents of Katie who are concerned that Gary Cole may put the child up for adoption. We see several surprisingly frank scenes, wherein Cole is exhausted and overwhelmed, tired of dealing with being a single father.

Joanna Kerns also has a part as Cole's business partner and is (as usual) very good and effective in this role. All in all a nice film which deals with the problems of single fathers, and is more genuine than the more recent adolescent tripe we have seen recently. 9/10.