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16 April 1995 (USA) morePlot Keywords:
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Skip the movie, read the book. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Nancy McKeon | ... | Margaret Deal | |
| Adrian Pasdar | ... | William Deal | |
| Lucy Deakins | ... | Isobelle as an adult | |
| Jeremy London | ... | John Deal as adult | |
| Max Wright | ... | Herman Mandelbrot | |
| Judith Hoag | |||
| Randle Mell | |||
| Beata Pozniak | ... | Kristine Reinmuller | |
| Adam Storke | ... | Ed Matthews | |
| James Prince | ... | Henry Lutz | |
| Gail Cronauer | ... | Maggie | |
| Tim Simek | ... | Erland | |
| David Denney | ... | James | |
| Daniel Gullahorn | ... | Dennie | |
| Helen Cates | ... | Isobelle McKenzie |
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When I didn't realize that one of my favorite books, A Lantern In Her Hand, was being made into a movie until I saw it on TV. This is another case of an adaptation that strays too far from the book and with a few changes could have been an original story. The movie doesn't do justice to the book at all. Nancy McKeon was the wrong choice for Abby. She's a great actress but not right for this part. Some of the decisions they faced as a family and a couple were changed, altering the dynamics between the characters.
My advice is to stay away from the movie and go read the book and the sequel, which is "A White Bird Flying."