The story
Fact-based story of Mike Mills, a teen with muscular dystrophy, who is placed in a state nursing home by his destitute single mother. There he must contend with being the only young person in the clinic and with an abusive head nurse.
Cast & crew
Fred SavageMike Mills
Kevin SpaceyWade
Ellen BurstynNurse Cooder
Richard JenkinsVaughan
Dwier BrownJohn Harlen
Lee GarlingtonJoanne
Virginia CapersNurse BlandingsDana Anderson
Dana AndersonHarriet
Grand L. BushScott
Ving RhamesLeon
Zachary ThroneClayExplore the crew
- Director
- Harry Winer
- Writer
- Jerry McNeely
- Editor
- Paul Rubell
- Writer
- Cynthia Whitcomb
- Director of Photography
- Johnny E. Jensen
- Producer
- Vahan Moosekian
- Original Music Composer
- J. Peter Robinson