Family Secrets (1984 film)

Family Secrets
Genre	Drama [1]
Written by	Stefanie Powers Leonora Thuna
Directed by	Jack Hofsiss
Starring	Melissa Gilbert Stefanie Powers Maureen Stapleton
Music by	Charles Fox
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Sandy Gallin Raymond Katz
Producers	Stefanie Powers Leonora Thuna
Cinematography	James Crabe
Editor	Marjorie Fowler
Running time	91 minutes [1]
Production company	Half-Pint Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	May 13, 1984 (1984-05-13)

Family Secrets is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film starring Maureen Stapleton, Melissa Gilbert and Stefanie Powers (who also co-wrote and co-produced). The TV film was directed by Jack Hofsiss. ^[2]

Synopsis

Three generations of female family members spend time together over an emotional weekend.

Cast

• Melissa Gilbert as Sara Calloway ^[1]
• Stefanie Powers as Jessie Calloway ^[1]
• Marion Ramsey as Linda Jones ^[1]
• Kimmy Robertson as Mickey ^[1]
• Gary Sinise as Motorcyclist ^[1]
• James Spader as Lowell Everall ^[1]
• Maureen Stapleton as Maggie Lukauer ^[1]
• Irene Tedrow as Mrs. Fenwick ^[1]

Release

The film was broadcast on NBC May 13, 1984. ^[3]

Home media

The film was released on VHS on January 1, 1987. ^[4]

Production

The working title of the film was Mother's Day. ^[5]

References

1. "Family Secrets". Radio Times . Immediate Media Company . Retrieved June 2, 2016.
2. "Family Secrets". Turner Classic Movies . Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
3. Unger, Arthur (May 11, 1984). "Three women of different ages share their lives in 'Family Secrets'". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
4. "Family Secrets". Amazon.com . January 1, 1987. ASIN   B000JJJONG . Retrieved June 2, 2016.
5. "Family Secrets". British Film Institute . Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2016.

External links

• Family Secrets at IMDb