Long Road Home is a 1991 American drama television film directed by John Korty, based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Ronald B. Taylor. The film stars Mark Harmon, Lee Purcell, Morgan Weisser, Leon Russom, and Timothy Owen Waldrip. It revolves around a migrant farm worker who struggles to keep his family alive during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The film received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the performances of Purcell and Russom.
| Long Road Home | |
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| Based on | Long Road Home by Ronald B. Taylor |
| Written by | Jane-Howard Hammerstein |
| Directed by | John Korty |
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| Composer | Craig Safan |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Norman Rosemont |
| Producer | David A. Rosemont |
| Cinematography | Kees Van Oostrum |
| Editor | Jim Oliver |
| Running time | 78 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | February 25, 1991 |
Cast
edit- Mark Harmon as Ertie Robertson
- Lee Purcell as Bessie Robertson
- Morgan Weisser as Jake Robertson
- Leon Russom as Titus Wardlow
- Timothy Owen Waldrip as James Earl
- Vinessa Shaw as Clara Tarpin
- Bianca Rose as Susie Robertson
- Kathryn Morris as Billy Jo Robertson
- Sarah Lundy as Mary Ellen Robertson
- Ronnie Dee Blaire as Elijah Parsons
- Sydney Walker as Kleindecker
- Edward Ivory as Barkham
- Morgan Upton as Bull
- Jim Zubiena as Cletus Sharp
- Donald A. Mercier as Windy
- Rider Strong as Benjy Robertson
- Paul Henri as Will Henry
- Don West as Alf Young
- Ron Kaell as Checker
- Cab Covay as Hammer
Reception
editEntertainment Weekly's television critic Ken Tucker wrote that "director John Korty has made a limp, self-pitying little TV movie here, and the script by Jane-Howard Hammerstein is so full of vague grandiloquence that even some of the characters don't understand what's being said."[1] Wilborn Hampton of The New York Times described the film as "a fairy-tale view not only of the Great Depression, but of the labor movement it spawned and the way its victims survived."[2] Ray Loynd of the Los Angeles Times called it the "Best Production Based on a Novel" among 1991 drama television films which he saw.[3]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 1991 | 43rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Lee Purcell | Nominated |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Leon Russom | Nominated | ||
| 1992 | 44th Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Adapted Long Form | Jane-Howard Hammerstein | Won |
References
edit- ^ Tucker, Ken (February 22, 1991). "Long Road Home". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ Hampton, Wilborn (February 25, 1991). "Review/Television; Destitution in the 1930's (No, It's Not "The Grapes")". The New York Times. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
- ^ Loynd, Ray (December 27, 1991). "A Look at 1991's Best TV Movies Based on Real Events: Television: One critic's view of the gems, curiosities and stinkers that paraded across the tube in 1991". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
External links
edit- Long Road Home at IMDb
- Long Road Home at the TCM Movie Database