Promise (1986)
Directed by Glenn Jordan
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Family Drama, Psychological Drama |
Release Date - Dec 21, 1986 (USA - Unknown) |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Promise represented the first of several momentous TV-movie teamings of James Garner and James Woods. Garner plays an affable middle-aged salesman. When his mother dies, Garner is compelled to fulfill his long-ago promise to her: to look after his schizophrenic younger brother Woods. What begins as a fitfully painful experience for both men culminates with an unexpected, powerful climax, predicated by a memory-laden fishing trip. Piper Laurie co-stars as an old flame of Garner who finds herself a compassionate spectator to the troubled and bizarrely touching relationship between the two long-estranged brothers. Written by Richard Friedenberg, The Promise premiered December 14, 1986. Emmy awards were bestowed upon James Woods, Piper Laurie, Richard Friedenberg, director Glenn Jordan, and the film itself.
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Keywords
bachelor, craziness, death-in-family, lifestyle, love, mental-illness, middle-age, promise, responsibility, schizophrenia, sibling, brother, car, mother
Attributes
High Artistic Quality