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Sally Goodson has been raising her autistic son David alone since her husband left many years ago. Now a social worker discovers that Sally has been dodging 'The System' to keep her son with her, instead of putting him in an institution. Each feels they know what's best for David. But their opinions are not the same. Sally's developing relationship with John Nils is caught in the middle.Read moreLess
Sally Goodson has been raising her autistic son David alone since her husband left many years ago. Now a social worker discovers that Sally has been dodging 'The System' to keep her son with her, instead of putting him in an institution. Each feels they know what's best for David. But their opinions are not the same. Sally's developing relationship with John Nils is caught in the middle.
The story
Sally Goodson has been raising her autistic son David alone since her husband left many years ago. Now a social worker discovers that Sally has been dodging 'The System' to keep her son with her, instead of putting him in an institution. Each feels they know what's best for David. But their opinions are not the same. Sally's developing relationship with John Nils is caught in the middle.
Cast & crew
Kirstie AlleySally Goodson
Sam WaterstonJohn Nils
Stockard Channing
Michael A. GoorjianDavid Goodson
Chris SarandonPhilip
Phylicia RashādGladys Johnson
Jack DuffyDoorman
Caroline YeagerSocial Worker
Renessa BlitzSusan (8 years)Explore the crew
- Director
- Robert Allan Ackerman
- Writer
- Bob Randall
- Director of Photography
- Walt Lloyd
- Original Music Composer
- David Mansfield
- Editor
- Susan B. Browdy
- Producer
- Julian Marks