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Homecoming (TV film)
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Homecoming is an American drama television film.
On April 14, 1996, the TV film Homecoming was released and aired on the American cable channel, Lifetime
. The screenplay was written by Christopher Carlson and was based on Cynthia Voigt
's 'Homecoming'. The movie follows the story of four children who were abandoned by their mother and left to fend for themselves. "Homecoming" was directed by Mark Jean, produced by Jack Baran, and the executive producer was Shirô Sasaki. This drama is rated PG and has a running time of 105 minutes
"Homecoming" did not win any awards, despite being nominated for a total of five. Anne Bancroft was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries by the Screen Actors Guild
. Christopher Carlson and Mark Jean were nominated for Adapted Long Form by the Writers Guild of America
, USA. The movie gathered three Young Artist Awards nominations: Best Family TV Movie or Mini-Series - Cable, Best Performance in a TV Movie/Home Video - Young Ensemble, and Kimberlee Peterson was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Mini-Series - Young Actress.
After finally arriving at Aunt Cilla’s, Eunice, their cousin, tells them that Aunt Cilla had died last spring. Eunice consults Father Joseph, who decides that the children may stay but only temporarily. Eunice tells Dicey of Abigail Tillerman, their grandmother, who lives in Crisfield, Maryland, and gives them some money. Dicey decides to take her siblings to their grandmother's house, but upon arriving they realize they do not know where she lives. While stopping at a store, a woman tells them that Abigail doesn’t have a phone and is isolated clear out of town. Dicey decides to meet her alone, so she leaves James in charge of Maybeth and Sammy.
After knocking on the door and getting no answer, Dicey goes around back to see Mrs. Tillerman sitting on the back porch. Dicey asks if she can do anything to help on the farm. Mrs. Tillerman silently marches back into the house before asking Dicey to join her
Inside, she questions Dicey about her thoughts on death and other such morbid things. When realizes she needs to just get up and leave, Abigail tells Dicey that Eunice wrote to warn her the children would be coming and that she knows who Dicey is. However, she will not let the children stay. Dicey fires back, stating she doesn't want to stay. In the midst of the fierce conversation that ensues, Abigail begins to laugh and softens Dicey’s mood a little. Abigail and Dicey takes her boat to pick up the other children, and Dicey is scared when she doesn't see her siblings. Eventually, Dicey and Abigail find Sammy, who says James and Maybeth wanted to meet Abigail themselves and have already left. They return to Abigail's to find James and Maybeth just arriving.
Over the next few days, the children help their grandmother around the farm and with the cooking and Abigail begins to warm toward them. However, Abigail tells Dicey she can't let the children stay with her as she is too old, has no money and fears making the same mistakes she made with her own children. She insists the children must go back to Bridgeport and arranges for them to take the morning bus. As they wait for the bus, defeated, Abigail realizes she wants the children to stay.
On April 14, 1996, the TV film Homecoming was released and aired on the American cable channel, Lifetime
Lifetime
Lifetime may refer to:*Life expectancy, the length of time a person is expected to remain alive*Mean lifetime, a certain number that characterizes the rate of reduction of a particle of an assembly...
. The screenplay was written by Christopher Carlson and was based on Cynthia Voigt
Cynthia Voigt
Cynthia Voigt is an American author of books for young adults dealing with various topics such as adventure, mystery, racism and child abuse. Her first book in the Tillerman family series, Homecoming, was nominated for several international prizes and made into a 1996 film...
's 'Homecoming'. The movie follows the story of four children who were abandoned by their mother and left to fend for themselves. "Homecoming" was directed by Mark Jean, produced by Jack Baran, and the executive producer was Shirô Sasaki. This drama is rated PG and has a running time of 105 minutes
"Homecoming" did not win any awards, despite being nominated for a total of five. Anne Bancroft was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries by the Screen Actors Guild
Screen Actors Guild
The Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
. Christopher Carlson and Mark Jean were nominated for Adapted Long Form by the Writers Guild of America
Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....
, USA. The movie gathered three Young Artist Awards nominations: Best Family TV Movie or Mini-Series - Cable, Best Performance in a TV Movie/Home Video - Young Ensemble, and Kimberlee Peterson was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Mini-Series - Young Actress.
Plot
On a hot summer night in Provincetown, Momma Tillerman abandons her four children, thirteen-year-old Dicey, ten-year-old James, nine-year-old Maybeth, and six-year-old Sammy, in a mall. With only a change of underwear, a map, and nine dollars, Dicey, James, Maybeth, and Sammy take off on foot to Bridgeport where their nearest known relative, Aunt Cilla, lives. Along the way, Dicey struggles to care for and protect her siblings.After finally arriving at Aunt Cilla’s, Eunice, their cousin, tells them that Aunt Cilla had died last spring. Eunice consults Father Joseph, who decides that the children may stay but only temporarily. Eunice tells Dicey of Abigail Tillerman, their grandmother, who lives in Crisfield, Maryland, and gives them some money. Dicey decides to take her siblings to their grandmother's house, but upon arriving they realize they do not know where she lives. While stopping at a store, a woman tells them that Abigail doesn’t have a phone and is isolated clear out of town. Dicey decides to meet her alone, so she leaves James in charge of Maybeth and Sammy.
After knocking on the door and getting no answer, Dicey goes around back to see Mrs. Tillerman sitting on the back porch. Dicey asks if she can do anything to help on the farm. Mrs. Tillerman silently marches back into the house before asking Dicey to join her
Inside, she questions Dicey about her thoughts on death and other such morbid things. When realizes she needs to just get up and leave, Abigail tells Dicey that Eunice wrote to warn her the children would be coming and that she knows who Dicey is. However, she will not let the children stay. Dicey fires back, stating she doesn't want to stay. In the midst of the fierce conversation that ensues, Abigail begins to laugh and softens Dicey’s mood a little. Abigail and Dicey takes her boat to pick up the other children, and Dicey is scared when she doesn't see her siblings. Eventually, Dicey and Abigail find Sammy, who says James and Maybeth wanted to meet Abigail themselves and have already left. They return to Abigail's to find James and Maybeth just arriving.
Over the next few days, the children help their grandmother around the farm and with the cooking and Abigail begins to warm toward them. However, Abigail tells Dicey she can't let the children stay with her as she is too old, has no money and fears making the same mistakes she made with her own children. She insists the children must go back to Bridgeport and arranges for them to take the morning bus. As they wait for the bus, defeated, Abigail realizes she wants the children to stay.
Cast
- Kimberlee PetersonKimberlee PetersonKimberlee Michelle Peterson is an American television and film actress.-Life and career:Peterson was born in Boise, Idaho, but was raised most of her life in Colorado. At the age of 4 she worked a bit on the show Perry Mason, and from the age of 10 she continued to gravitate towards an acting career...
– Dicey Tillerman - Trever O'BrienTrever O'BrienTrever O'Brien is an American actor from Newport Beach, California and younger brother of actor Austin O'Brien.-Life and career:...
– James Tillerman - Hanna R. HallHanna R. HallHanna Rose Hall is an American actress.-Personal life:Hanna went to the Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, Colorado, where she graduated in 2002...
– Maybeth Tillerman - William GreenblattWilliam GreenblattWilliam Greenblatt is a Canadian actor. He was born on December 3, 1987. He attended high school in Toronto, Ontario. He has a brother named Luke Greenblatt and a sister named Natasha Greenblatt.-Career:...
– Sammy Tillerman - Anne BancroftAnne BancroftAnne Bancroft was an American actress associated with the Method acting school, which she had studied under Lee Strasberg....
– Abigail Tillerman - Anna Louise Richardson – Liza Tillerman (Momma)
- Scott Michael CampbellScott Michael CampbellScott Michael Campbell is an American actor.Among the roles he has played , there are appearances in ER, Nothing Sacred, House, and more recently, a semi-regular participation in The Event and the movies Flight of the Phoenix, Brokeback Mountain among many others.-...
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