Promise (1986)

Directed by

Glenn Jordan

Genre

tv movie, drama, family

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After his mother dies, a carefree man returns to his hometown and must take care of his mentally ill younger brother. The film follows him as he learns to handle this new responsibility.

heartfeltmelancholiccaringsomberemotionalintimatequiettouching

What happens

Promise is a 1986 American drama television film directed by Glenn Jordan and written by Richard Friedenberg, from a story by Kenneth Blackwell, Tennyson Flowers and Friedenberg. James Garner stars as a care-free man who returns to his hometown after his mother's death, and has to assume responsibility for his mentally ill younger brother (James Woods). The film aired on CBS on December 14, 1986, as a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation. One of the most honored films in television history, Promise received the Peabody Award, Humanitas Prize, Christopher Award, and Golden Globe Award. Its record of five Primetime Emmy Awards was not matched until 2010, by the film Temple Grandin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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