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Director:
Russell Mulcahy
Writers (WGA):
Katie Ford (teleplay)
Leroy Aarons (book)
Contact:
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Release Date:
24 January 2009 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Plot:
True story of Mary Griffith, gay rights crusader, whose teenage son committed suicide due to her religious intolerance. Based on the book of the same title by Leroy Aarons. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Ask the Flying Monkey! (November 2, 2009)
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2009 Emmy Award Winners Announced
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Cast

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Sigourney Weaver ... Mary Griffith

Henry Czerny ... Robert Griffith

Ryan Kelley ... Bobby Griffith
Dan Butler ... Reverend Whitsell

Austin Nichols ... Ed Griffith

Carly Schroeder ... Joy Griffith

Shannon Eagen ... Nancy Griffith

Scott Bailey ... David

Rebecca Louise Miller ... Jeanette
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anna Badalamenti ... Michelle

Ele Bardha ... Doug

Linda Boston ... Marge

David G.B. Brown ... PFLAG Member

Kyle Clarington ... Protestor
Hadas Corey ... Cheryl
Sonja Crosby ... Celeste
Rusty Daugherty ... Boy on Bus

Ber Fox ... Greg (as Bryan Endress-Fox)

William C. Fox ... City Council Member

Jeff Fryer ... Bar Star
Amber Gale ... Jill

Axel Harney ... Parishoner
Chris Hendricks ... Ardie

Steve Jasgur ... Citizen
Patrick Michael Kenney ... Guy in bar
Sam Logan Khaleghi ... Heckler #1

Andrew Kruczynski ... Football Player-'Gorgeous Guy'
Madge Levinson ... Ophelia

Tevis R. Marcum ... Protester

Brent Mata ... Man at Bar

Marshall McClean ... Reverend Owens

Alyssa McMillan ... Protester
Rusty Mewha ... Reverend Michaels
Julia Mogerman ... Teri

Anthony Moscato ... Protester
Jaime Moyer ... Liz
Janice O'Neill ... Jackie Costa

Susan Ruttan ... Betty Lambert
Amanda Ryskamp ... Audrey
Sean Scarlett ... Young Hipster

Lauren Mae Shafer ... Girl on Bus

Dan Wells ... Rev Hassler
Billy Whitehouse ... City Councilman
Melanie Wilson ... Margaret
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Additional Details

Filming Locations:
Detroit, Michigan, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Cameo: [Mary Griffith]The real Mary Griffith makes a cameo appearance in the parade scene at the end when Sigourney Weaver's character sees Bobby among the crowd. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: The seduction scene from _Spartacus (1967)_ (with Tony Curtis and Laurence Olivier) playing on the television was not in the original release of the film in 1960. Even if it were, the version playing on television in 1978 would have a been a butchered, less violent, re-release of the film The seduction scene was not put into the film until its restoration in 1991 by Robert A. Harris. On top of that, the audio tracks were missing or destroyed. So, Tony Curtis re-recorded his lines. Since Laurence Olivier was now deceased, Anthony Hopkins re-recorded his. Although the scene fits contextually (it's an analogy about having a "taste for snails over oysters"), it's inclusion is inaccurate. more
Quotes:
Robert Griffith: So we're really going to San Francisco?
Mary Griffith: I think we have to, I don't think its a choice. Well... that's ironic.
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Movie Connections:
References "Charlie's Angels" (1976) more

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26 out of 31 people found the following comment useful.
Touching!, 24 January 2009
10/10
Author: elven_avari from Kentucky, USA

The truth can be heartbreaking. Mary Griffith realized this when her son Bobby jumped off of a freeway into oncoming traffic. I just finished watching this movie and I must say... this movie is beyond touching. The acting was fantastic and it's message was very inspiring. Prayers for Bobby shows the struggles that gay youth and their families can go through, whether that means failing or triumph. This movie not only touches on the issues of homosexuality but also on pushing religion to far on someone, suicide and coming to terms with who you are. Life isn't always made up of rainbows and butterflies and this movie expresses that without holding anything back.

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