Directed by:
Arvin BrownScreenplay:
Joyce EliasonCinematography:
John BerrieComposer:
MaderCast:
Christine Lahti, Daniel Baldwin, Mark Rendall, Chris Potter, Eva Marie Saint, Rita Moreno, Grace Lynn Kung, Jennifer Baxter, Victoria Snow, Jordan Barker, Raoul Bhaneja, Joel Michaely, Ho Chow (more)Plots(1)
Based on a best-seller by Elizabeth Berg, this made-for-TV movie stars Christine Lahti as Samantha Morrow, a middle-class mom deserted by her shallow husband, David (Chris Potter). In order to keep a roof over her head -- not to mention the head of her son, Travis (Mark Rendall) -- Samantha decides to take in boarders. Among these is a runaway teenager named Lavender Blue (Grace Lynn Kung) and a chubby working stiff named King (Daniel Baldwin). Without giving the game away, it can be noted that one of these boarders will enable Samantha to realize her full value as a woman and human being by film's end. Also on hand are Samantha's down-to-earth mom (Eva Marie Saint) and cable-TV home-design expert Colin Cowie (as himself). (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Christine Lahti
USA
Best movies:
...And Justice for All (1979)
Running on Empty (1988)
8 (2012) (theatrical recording)
Daniel Baldwin
USA
Best movies:
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Trees Lounge (1996)
Hero (1992)
Mark Rendall
Canada
Best movies:
The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002) (TV movie)
Charlie Bartlett (2007)
The History of Love (2016)
Chris Potter
Canada
Best movies:
The Good Witch's Destiny (2013) (TV movie)
Sex Traffic (2004) (TV movie)
The Good Witch's Charm (2012) (TV movie)
Eva Marie Saint
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
North by Northwest (1959)
Grand Prix (1966)
Rita Moreno
Puerto Rico
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
West Side Story (1961)
The King and I (1956)
Grace Lynn Kung
Canada
Best movies:
Miss Sloane (2016)
One Week (2008)
Lost and Delirious (2001)
Jennifer Baxter
Canada
Best movies:
Frequency (2000)
Land of the Dead (2005)
Knockaround Guys (2001)
Victoria Snow
Best movies:
My Daughter's Secret Life (2001) (TV movie)
The Safety of Objects (2001)
Stardom (2000)
Jordan Barker
Best movies:
Guilt by Association (2002) (TV movie)
Hollywoodland (2006)
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006) (TV movie)
Raoul Bhaneja
UK
Best movies:
Miss Sloane (2016)
Ararat (2002)
Take This Waltz (2011)
Joel Michaely
Best movies:
Ghost World (2001)
Who's Afraid of Vagina Wolf? (2013)
Carrie Pilby (2016)
Ho Chow
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Interstate 60 (2002)
Hank and Mike (2008)
Wanted (2003)
Conrad Bergschneider
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
The Hurricane (1999)
Jacqueline Pillon
Canada
Best movies:
The Wool Cap (2004) (TV movie)
The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002) (TV movie)
XIII (2008) (TV movie)
Ellora Patnaik
Canada
Best movies:
Amal (2007)
Spinning Boris (2003)
My Own Country (1998) (TV movie)