Ratings

TMDB Rating 5.6
IMDB Rating 6.5

Financials

Revenue: $0

Budget: $5,000,000

Profit: - $-5,000,000


Movie Details

Tag Line: A remarkable film about the most disturbing subject of all.

Status: Released

Average Rating: 6

Release Date: Nov 2, 1979

Rating: PG

Run Time: 1h 58m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Orion Pictures , Warner Bros. Pictures


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Synopsis

A young doctor, Alexandra Kendall, seeking change while recovering from a recent heartbreak, moves from Chicago, Illinois to Hartford, Connecticut. She joins the West Hartford medical practice of Dr. Walter McInterny, a doctor approaching retirement age. 17-year-old Elizabeth "Buffy" Koenig is a precocious student at West Hartford's William Hall High School. Her boyfriend Gerry is a football player at Hall High. While Dr. McInterny is away on vacation, longtime patient Buffy hurts her leg while harmlessly kicking a soccer ball during Gerry's nearby football practice. At the hospital, Dr. Kendall finds that not only is the leg broken, but the bone was also weakened by cancer. Dr. Kendall treats Buffy and the two develop a bond that extends beyond the doctor-patient relationship; Dr. Kendall is drawn to Buffy's humor and raw honesty.


Main Cast

Marsha Mason

Marsha Mason

Dr. Alexandra Kendall

Age : 81 | Popularity : 5%

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Bud Koenig

Age : 86 | Popularity : 20%

Susan Clark

Susan Clark

Fran Koenig

Age : 84 | Popularity : 7%

Michael Brandon

Michael Brandon

Dr. Jim Sandman

Age : 78 | Popularity : 6%

Kathleen Beller

Kathleen Beller

Elizabeth (Buffy) Koenig

Age : 68 | Popularity : 16%

Donald Moffat

Donald Moffat

Dr. Walter McInerny

Age : 87 | Popularity : 7%

Bonnie Bartlett

Bonnie Bartlett

Nurse Farber

Age : 94 | Popularity : 10%

James Noble

James Noble

Dr. Blankenship

Age : 94 | Popularity : 3%


Crew

Department Role Name
Sound Music
Leonard Rosenman
Leonard Rosenman
Production Associate Producer
Gail Mutrux
Gail Mutrux
Producer
Jerome Hellman
Jerome Hellman
Executive Producer
Sheldon Schrager
Sheldon Schrager
Editing Editor
Bob Wyman
Bob Wyman
Directing Director
Jerome Hellman
Jerome Hellman
Camera Director of Photography
Adam Holender
Adam Holender
Writing Writer
Loring Mandel
Loring Mandel
Creative Producer
Michael Friedman
Michael Friedman
Art Title Designer
Dan Perri
Dan Perri
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