Inside the Osmonds

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Inside the Osmonds
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GenreBiography
Drama
Music
Written byMatt Dorff
Directed byNeill Fearnley
Starring Bruce McGill
Veronica Cartwright
Theme music composer Patrick Williams
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers Matt Dorff
Merv Griffin
Jimmy Osmond
Mark Sennet
Robert M. Sertner
Frank von Zerneck
Erik Storey (co-executive producer)
ProducersRichard Fischoff
Randy Sutter
Ted Babcock (co-producer)
Peter Sadowski (co-producer)
Cinematography David Geddes
EditorScott Vickrey
Running time100 minutes
Production companies Merv Griffin Entertainment
Mark Senett Productions
Von Zerneck Films
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseFebruary 5, 2001 (2001-02-05)
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Inside the Osmonds is a 2001 ABC-TV movie about the personal lives and professional careers of The Osmonds, and how the stresses and strains of their careers and the turbulent 1970s and 1980s affected their relationships with each other and their families. The ending that takes place in January 2001 features a special appearance by the real Osmonds.

Inside the Osmonds was the second biopic of the Osmond family, following 19 years after the 1982 film Side by Side: The True Story of the Osmond Family , which had focused on the family's earlier years.

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