Family Album 

Based on Danielle Steel's novel of a celebrated actress-filmmaker whose family life is marked with love and strife.

Stars:

Jaclyn Smith, Michael Ontkean, Joe Flanigan

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Jaclyn Smith	...	Faye Price Thayer 2 episodes, 1994
Michael Ontkean	...	Ward Thayer 2 episodes, 1994
Joe Flanigan	...	Lionel Thayer 2 episodes, 1994
Kristin Minter	...	Valerie Thayer 2 episodes, 1994
Leslie Horan	...	Anne Thayer O'Hara 2 episodes, 1994
Tom Mason	...	Bill O'Hara 2 episodes, 1994
Brian Krause	...	Greg Thayer 2 episodes, 1994
Steven Gilborn		2 episodes, 1994
Paul Satterfield	...	Paul Steel 2 episodes, 1994
Jim Curley		2 episodes, 1994
Kristen Dalton	...	Maizie 2 episodes, 1994
Joel Gretsch	...	John 2 episodes, 1994
Laura Owens	...	Jan 2 episodes, 1994
Shawn David Thompson	...	Jason 2 episodes, 1994
Hillary Danner	...	Gail Stein 2 episodes, 1994
Keone Young	...	Private Investigator 2 episodes, 1994
John Waters	...	Vincent 2 episodes, 1994
Donzaleigh Abernathy	...	Lorrie 2 episodes, 1994
Kelly Junkerman	...	Cinematographer 2 episodes, 1994
Courtney Wilkes	...	Little Faye 2 episodes, 1994
Billy Stamp	...	Max 2 episodes, 1994
Michael Lattimer	...	Assistant Director 2 episodes, 1994
Dennis Redfield	...	Soundman 2 episodes, 1994
Dan Moriarty	...	Studio Executive 2 episodes, 1994
Paul Linke	...	Wardrobe Man 2 episodes, 1994

Storyline

Based on Danielle Steel's novel of a celebrated actress-filmmaker whose family life is marked with love and strife.

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Plot Keywords:

love test | gay son | daughters | playing footsie | based on novel | 

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Taglines:

Behind the scenes of a successful acting career, lies the misery of the break up of her family.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Valerie is auditioning for her mother's movie, the lines she is reading are from Danielle Steel's book Palamino.

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Quotes

Anne Thayer O'Hara: Any time I really want something, people tell me it will ruin my life.

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Connections

Referenced in This Filthy World (2006)

User Reviews

totally unbelievable

I've watched this mini-series a couple of times on lifetime. This has to be one of the most unbelievable storylines ever. The standard soap opera cliches are used - glamour, sex, adultery, teen pregnancy, and tragic deaths. The popular athletic son going off to die in Vietnam was so obvious you could see it coming a mile away. The other son is the token sensitive gay character struggling to come out *yawn*. The scene where the gay son discovers that his masculine blond roommate is gay was laughable. These two guys look like Ken dolls come to life. All of the actors appear to be from central casting for "pretty people". Maybe if more average looking actors had been cast it would have been more convincing, but I doubt it. Most of the actors can't act anyway. Jaclyn Smith is more wooden here than ever before. There are other problems with wardrobe and hair. It looks like 1994 when it's supposed to be 1968. I could go on and on. I wouldn't recommend this movie unless you have about four hours to kill watching some mediocre trash.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Danielle Steel's 'Family Album'

Filming Locations:

Greystone Park & Mansion - 905 Loma Vista Drive, Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

NBC Productions, The Cramer Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

200 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1