Appearances (1990)
Directed by William Phelps
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Family Drama |
Release Date - Jun 17, 1990 (USA) |
Run Time - 120 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Appearances began life as a 2-hour TV pilot film. A Midwestern family tries to carry on after the sudden death of the family's son. Everyone puts up a brave public front, but the artifice results in gradual erosion of family solidarity. Ernest Borgnine fares best as the clan's patriarch. Appearances never developed into a series, though it has been released to home video.
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death-in-family, confession [criminal], family, middle-class, midwestern, struggle, suspicion
