by Hal Erickson
synopsis
The promise made by 15-year-old Georgia boy Ricky Schroder is to his dying mother (Veronica Cartwright). Schroder vows that he'll keep his parentless family--all seven brothers--together, no matter what. He keeps his word, through starvation, deprivation and natural disaster. It says in the ads that the made-for-TV A Son's Promise was based on a true story. Real or fabricated, the film offers a good workout for your tear-ducts, even when lapsing into the Obvious.
characteristics
- Deathbed-wish
- Non-Traditional Families
- Death-in-family
- Mother
- Sibling Relationships
- Promise
- Son
- Only Human
- Family
