Family Reunion (1981)

Name: Family Reunion
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1981-10-11
Duration: 200 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Bette Davis, J. Ashley Hyman, David Huddleston, John Shea, Roy Dotrice

Family Reunion (1981), directed by Fielder Cook, starring Bette Davis and J. Ashley Hyman.

10/11/1981 BR Drama and TV Movie 3h 20m

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Synopsis

Elizabeth Winfield is a retired teacher, who desperately tries to keep her family together. While she's traveling through the country and meeting her relatives, back in her hometown, a group of shopping mall developers are planning to take over her family land in order to begin their ambitious project. Now she needs to find ways to stop this construction in time before the town's annual festivities.

Jack PriestleyCinematography
Fielder CookDirector
Eric AlbertsonEditing
Lucy JarvisProducer

About the film

Family Reunion is a 1981 American made-for-television drama film directed by Fielder Cook. The teleplay by Allan Sloane was based on the Ladies' Home Journal article "How America Lives" by Joe Sparton. It was produced by Columbia Pictures Television for NBC, which aired it in two parts on October 11 and 12, 1981.

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Plot

Family Reunion follows Elizabeth Winfield, a New England teacher recently retired after a 50-year career. She uses an unlimited bus ticket received as a gift to visit the distant members of her long-estranged family. During her absence, her small hometown, which bears her family's name, falls prey to dishonest relatives colluding with corrupt shopping mall developers. She returns in an effort to halt construction on the project and, armed with the moral integrity she has instilled in her students for the past five decades, she manages to resolve the situation in time for the annual Founder's Day festivities.

Cast

Bette Davis as Elizabeth Winfield

J. Ashley Hyman as Richard Cooper

David Huddleston as Chester Winfield

John Shea as James Cookman

Roy Dotrice as Luther Frye

Roberts Blossom as Phil King

Kathryn Walker as Louisa King

David Rounds as Grover Winfield

Roberta Wallach as Jessica Winfield

Jeff McCracken as Max Winfield

Beth Ehlers as Janice Lyman

Paul Rudd as Lane Lyman

External links

Family Reunion at IMDb

Family Reunion at the TCM Movie Database (archived)

Text from Family Reunion (1981 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Reunion_(1981_film)

Trivia

It premiered on October 11, 1981, a Sunday.
It runs 3h20 — well over the usual two hours.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosCreative Projects, Columbia Pictures Television
CountriesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Jack Priestley Cinematography
Fielder Cook Director
Eric Albertson Editing
Lucy Jarvis Producer
Wladimir Selinsky Original music
Allan Sloane Writer

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What is Family Reunion about?

Family Reunion: Elizabeth Winfield is a retired teacher, who desperately tries to keep her family together. While she's traveling through the country and meeting her relatives, back in her hometown, a group of shopping mall developers are planning to take over her family land in order to begin their ambitious project. Now she needs …

Who directed Family Reunion?

Family Reunion was directed by Fielder Cook in 1981.

Who stars in Family Reunion?

The cast of Family Reunion includes Bette Davis, J. Ashley Hyman, David Huddleston, John Shea and Roy Dotrice.

How long is Family Reunion?

Family Reunion runs for 200 minutes, or 3h20.