Homecoming (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Mark Jean

Writers (WGA):

Cynthia Voigt (book)
Christopher Carlson (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

14 April 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Tells of a band of children who are forced to fend for themselves when their mother apparently abandons them...

Plot Keywords:

Grandmother | Child Nudity | Child Abandonment | Based On Book | Kids And Family

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Anne Bancroft	...	Abigail Tillerman
Kimberlee Peterson	...	Dicey Tillerman
Trever O'Brien	...	James Tillerman
Hanna Hall	...	Maybeth Tillerman
William Greenblatt	...	Sammy Tillerman
Anna Louise Richardson	...	Liza Tillerman
Scott Michael Campbell	...	Windy
Bonnie Bedelia	...	Eunice Logan
Jacque Lynn Colton	...	Millie
R.D. Reid	...	Security Guard
Kenner Ames	...	Gas Station Attendant
Roger Dunn	...	Father Joseph
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Detective Gordo

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:PG

Company:

Merko Production

Homecoming review

I found this movie to be excellent. I know mark jean has done little that I would call quality but I found the cast capable. Bancroft is magnificent as Abby and Kimberlee Petersen held her own in those all-important wordless moments. The premise is shaky but this movie is fun and not in a Garbage Pail Kids way. It is refreshing to see representations of children that are not part of the Hollywood cookie-cutter kid characters. Hanna Hall says only a few lines, but they are gems, just like in real life, the quiet folks always say so much more than the talkers. William Greenblatt and O'Brien do very well also. I can only assume that Bonnie Bedelia and Anne Bancroft were worth their collective weight in gold with all these green kids. There efforts paid off in my opinion. I hope you enjoy.