Summer's End (1999)

Name: Summer's End
Genre: Drama, Family, TV Movie
Released: 1999-02-28
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: James Earl Jones, Jake LeDoux, Brendan Fletcher, Wendy Crewson, Jonathan Kroeker

Summer's End (1999), directed by Helen Shaver, starring James Earl Jones and Jake LeDoux.

02/28/1999 BR Drama, Family and TV Movie 1h 38m

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Synopsis

A 12-year-old boy and his older brother have just lost their dad. At their summer cottage, the younger boy befriends a black doctor who has to deal with local prejudice and racism.

Helen ShaverDirector
Rick MartinEditing
Frank SiracusaProducer
Patrick WhitleyProducer

About the film

Summer's End is a 1999 drama television film directed by Helen Shaver (in her directorial debut) from a screenplay by Grant Scharbo and Jim Thompson, based on a story by Scharbo. The film tells the story of two teenage brothers who have lost their father, one of which befriends an African-American physician facing racial prejudice in a small town in Georgia.

The film premiered on Showtime on February 28, 1999. It received nominations for four Daytime Emmy Awards, and won for best children's special and also best actor (James Earl Jones).

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The film premiered on Showtime on February 28, 1999. It received nominations for four Daytime Emmy Awards, and won for best children's special and also best actor (James Earl Jones).

Plot

A young boy, still grieving over his father's death, befriends a retired physician, the former chief of cardiology at an Atlanta hospital who has returned to his hometown in North Georgia where he had a traumatic boyhood; but racial intolerance in the local, predominantly white, lakeside community ends up souring the relationship.

Cast

James Earl Jones as Dr. William 'Bill' Blakely

Jake LeDoux as Jamie Baldwin

Brendan Fletcher as Hunter Baldwin

Wendy Crewson as Virginia Baldwin

Jonathan Kroeker as Lad Trapnell

Al Waxman as Grandpa Trapnell

Andrew Sardella as Alex Rifkin

R.D. Reid as Henry Whitley

Gary Reineke as Sheriff Miller

Patrick McManus as Inspector

Randy Hughson as Rainey

Sarah Francis as Erinn

Victor Garber as narrator

References

Works cited

Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810863781.

External links

Summer's End at IMDb

Text from Summer's End on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer's_End

Trivia

It premiered on February 28, 1999, a Sunday.
It runs 1h38 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosShowtime Films, Temple Street Productions, Hallmark Entertainment
CountriesUnited States, Canada
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased

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Crew

Helen Shaver Director
Rick Martin Editing
Frank Siracusa Producer
Patrick Whitley Producer
Lawrence Shragge Original music
Grant Scharbo Writer
Jim Thompson Writer

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What is Summer's End about?

Summer's End: A 12-year-old boy and his older brother have just lost their dad. At their summer cottage, the younger boy befriends a black doctor who has to deal with local prejudice and racism.

Who directed Summer's End?

Summer's End was directed by Helen Shaver in 1999.

Who stars in Summer's End?

The cast of Summer's End includes James Earl Jones, Jake LeDoux, Brendan Fletcher, Wendy Crewson and Jonathan Kroeker.

How long is Summer's End?

Summer's End runs for 98 minutes, or 1h38.