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1993 Certificate PG
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In this made-for-TV drama, Kirstie Alley stars as Sally Goodson, a sassy, single mother whose life is largely spent caring for her autistic son, David (Michael J. Goorjian). However, her involvement in David's life pushes away everyone else around her, can she develop a life of her own? Read more

Starring Kirstie Alley, Sam Waterston, Stockard Channing, Chris Sarandon
Director Robert Allan Ackerman
Genres Drama

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David's Mother

In this made-for-TV drama, Kirstie Alley stars as Sally Goodson, a sassy, single mother whose life is largely spent caring for her autistic son, David (Michael J. Goorjian). However, her involvement in David's life pushes away everyone else around her, can she develop a life of her own?

Starring Kirstie Alley, Sam Waterston, Stockard Channing, Chris Sarandon, Chris Sarandon, Phylicia Rashad
Director Robert Allan Ackerman
Studio ODYSSEY VIDEO
Run time DVD: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate Certificate PG
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Subtitles DVD: None
Released DVD: 25 Sep 2007
Production year: 1993
Format DVD

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    Everyone knows Kirstie Alley's comic credentials are pretty sound, following TV success in Cheers and a handful of Look Who's Talking hits at the cinema. But she proves herself a more than capable dramatic actress in this sensitive TV movie, as a mother who devotes her life to the care of her autistic son. Alley won an Emmy for her performance, as did Michael Goorjian, who plays David as a teenager. The script presents genuine situations and emotions without resorting to platitudes or easy sentiment, and gives the powerhouse cast, including Stockard Channing, Sam Waterston and Chris Sarandon, plenty to get its teeth into.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

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  • Rated - 1 star

    not execelant

    I thought this film was not very good.

    And the ending of the film was bad as it left things out and could had carryed on

      • A customer from kent,uk
      • Posted 11 Mar 2005 09:04

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    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Well acted

    Alley won an Emmy for playing a feisty single mother of a severely autistic teenage son, and she certainly delivers a ballsy performance as she tries to bring him up on her own, only belatedly realising that maybe her sister and boyfriend are right, and that she's taken on more than she can handle. Michael Goorjian (another Emmy winner) is extraordinarily convincing as the damaged David. Just a pity that this poignant tale is delivered in such a saccharine manner.

      • RJNeb2
      • Posted 15 Aug 2005 01:03

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      In this made-for-TV drama, Kirstie Alley stars as Sally Goodson, a sassy, single mother whose life is largely spent caring for her autistic son, David (Michael J. Goorjian). However, her involvement in David's life pushes away everyone else around her, can she develop a life of her own?...