A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school.
- Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 nominations total
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Clifford A. Pellow
- George Sanders
- (as Cliff Pellow)
Bing Russell
- Fred Dawkins
- (as Neil Russell)
Shane Kerwin
- Frankie
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaAlthough the film is fictional and not literally autobiographical, it is based on some of Michael Landon's own experiences. He wet the bed as a teenager and lived with an extremely unstable, mentally ill mother and an indifferent father, who had a very volatile marriage. Consequently, he and his sister, had a very difficult and traumatic childhood which affected him his whole life.
- GoofsWhen a young John Curtis is locked in a Los Angeles department store he puts on a helmet of the local NFL team The Rams. The story, time wise was in the the early 1950's. The Rams helmet featured thick yellow horns with no face guard at that juncture. In the film, the current Rams helmet was used with thinner streamline horns placed on the sides with the face shield.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (1991)
Featured review
then there's all likelihood that you remember seeing this movie as a kid. i was seven when i saw it on TV and it burned permanent images in my head of the sheet hanging outside of the windows and the humiliation the kid endured. through my life i've referred to it only to find that a large majority of people my age were also scarred by this movie, remember the same images and respond the same way when it's brought up: with a wide-eyed sense of excitement and horror.
a true generational flick.
only recently when one peer said, "hey, 'james at 15' played the kid." was i able to track down the name of it.
yay for the internet!
a true generational flick.
only recently when one peer said, "hey, 'james at 15' played the kid." was i able to track down the name of it.
yay for the internet!
- bethwestern
- Apr 12, 2005
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- El corredor solitario
- Filming locations
- Griffith Observatory, 2800 E Observatory Rd, Los Angeles, California, USA(John Curtis's run home from school)
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