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Amos

  • TV Movie
  • 19851985
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
329
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Elizabeth Montgomery, Pat Morita, Dorothy McGuire, and James Sloyan in Amos (1985)
Drama
After losing his wife and home in an accident, Amos Lasher ends up in the care of the state, specifically the Sunset Nursing Home. The head nurse of Sunset, Daisy Daws, rules the cowed resid... Read allAfter losing his wife and home in an accident, Amos Lasher ends up in the care of the state, specifically the Sunset Nursing Home. The head nurse of Sunset, Daisy Daws, rules the cowed residents with an iron hand, but as his determination to get out of Sunset grows, the more sini... Read allAfter losing his wife and home in an accident, Amos Lasher ends up in the care of the state, specifically the Sunset Nursing Home. The head nurse of Sunset, Daisy Daws, rules the cowed residents with an iron hand, but as his determination to get out of Sunset grows, the more sinister his situation becomes.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
329
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  • Director
    • Michael Tuchner
  • Writer
    • Stanley Gordon West(book)
  • Stars
    • Kirk Douglas
    • Elizabeth Montgomery
    • Dorothy McGuire
  • Director
    • Michael Tuchner
  • Writer
    • Stanley Gordon West(book)
  • Stars
    • Kirk Douglas
    • Elizabeth Montgomery
    • Dorothy McGuire
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    • 11User reviews
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    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 7 nominations total

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    Kirk Douglas and Elizabeth Montgomery in Amos (1985)
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    Kirk Douglas, Elizabeth Montgomery, Pat Morita, and Dorothy McGuire in Amos (1985)
    Amos (1985)
    Amos (1985)

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    Kirk Douglas
    Kirk Douglas
    • Amos Lasher
    Elizabeth Montgomery
    Elizabeth Montgomery
    • Daisy Daws
    Dorothy McGuire
    Dorothy McGuire
    • Hester Farrell
    Pat Morita
    Pat Morita
    • Tommy Tanaka
    James Sloyan
    James Sloyan
    • Sheriff John Thomas
    Ray Walston
    Ray Walston
    • Johnny Kent
    Jerry Hausner
    Jerry Hausner
    • Sol Kessler
    Don Keefer
    Don Keefer
    • Winston Beard
    Camila Ashland
    Camila Ashland
    • Mildred Lasher
    • (as Camila Ashlend)
    Frances Bay
    Frances Bay
    • Lydia
    Frederick Coffin
    Frederick Coffin
    • Roland
    Lois De Banzie
    Lois De Banzie
    • Dorothy Dearborn
    Helen Martin
    Helen Martin
    • Mrs. McKenzie
    Royce Wallace
    • Helen
    Pamela Dunlap
    Pamela Dunlap
    • Leah
    Jack Blessing
    Jack Blessing
    • Scott Lasher
    Jordan Charney
    Jordan Charney
    • Commissioner Bert Daniels
    • Director
      • Michael Tuchner
    • Writer
      • Stanley Gordon West(book)
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    • Trivia
      Douglas' campaign against the abuse of the elderly resulted in his being cited a third time in the Congressional Record, according to writer Michael Buckley.
    • Quotes

      Amos Lasher: Johnny! We could've made it! But the game's not over till it's over!

    • Connections
      Featured in The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1986)

    User reviews11

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    5/10
    Not your usual old-folks movie
    While there are tons of movies about old folks in senior homes to choose from, if you want one with a bit of a spooky flavor to it, rent Amos. Kirk Douglas, Ray Walston, Pat Morita, and Dorothy Maguire are in a senior home, but the head nurse, Elizabeth Montgomery, isn't nearly as sweet as she appears to outsiders. . .

    A lot of these types of movies are "old folks still got it" movies, but Amos differs from the usual themes. Kirk Douglas and his "inmates" are abused and, for the most part, are trapped from rebelling against the head nurse, rather like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. If you feel like I do about Kirk Douglas, you might want to look away when he gets ruffed up by Elizabeth Montgomery's goons. Then again, even if you don't remember him from his hunky days, who likes to watch older folks get beat up?

    Amos isn't the best senior-cast film I've seen, and in general, I watch a lot of them. It's meant to be exciting-and at times it is-but all in all, it's mostly sad. You're better off renting films with younger versions of the stars, unless you go in for depressing old-people movies, like Wrestling Ernest Hemingway.
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    • Why does this movie remind me of "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"?

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Son Gülen
    • Production companies
      • Amos Productions
      • Bryna Productions
      • Vincent Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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