The Family Man (1979 film)

The Family Man
Genre	Drama Romance
Based on	The Monogamist by Thomas Gallagher
Written by	William Hanley
Directed by	Glenn Jordan
Starring	Ed Asner Meredith Baxter Birney Anne Jackson
Music by	Billy Goldenberg
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Freyda Rothstein David Susskind
Producers	Ruth E. Carter (as Ruth Carter) Peter Dohanos
Cinematography	Zale Magder
Editors	Sidney Katz John Wright
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Time Life Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	December 19, 1979 (1979-12-19)

The Family Man is a 1979 television film, directed by Glenn Jordan and starring Ed Asner and Meredith Baxter Birney.

Plot

Asner plays a prosperous Irish-born New Yorker who falls in love with a young pianist and is tempted to be unfaithful to his wife for the first time. ^[1]

Cast

• Edward Asner as Eddie Madden
• Meredith Baxter Birney as Mercedes Cole
• Anne Jackson as Maggie Madden
• Dick Latessa as Fred
• Michael Kirby as Walter
• Michael Wincott as Charlie
• Martin Short as Louie
• Gordon Thomson as Dance Instructor
• Michael Ironside as Bartender

Reception

Writing in the New York Times , Tom Buckley gave the film a bad review, calling the script "resolutely undramatic, stilted and humorless", the directing "like stretching taffy" and Asner's accent "intermittent and unconvincing". ^[1]

References

1. Tom Buckley (December 19, 1979). "TV: Asner in a Drama". The New York Times .

External links

• The Family Man at IMDb