Promise (film)
Encyclopedia
Promise is a 1986 Hallmark Hall of Fame
television movie that aired on December 14, 1986. The award-winning film is based on a story by Ken Blackwell and Tennyson Flowers, and stars James Garner
and James Woods
.
) inherits her estate, and, surprisingly, custody of his younger brother D.J. (James Woods
), who suffers from schizophrenia
and epilepsy
. Bob is initially reluctant at his new responsibility, but remembers that he had promised his mother to look after his brother.
Nominations
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The second longest-running television program in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2011...
television movie that aired on December 14, 1986. The award-winning film is based on a story by Ken Blackwell and Tennyson Flowers, and stars James Garner
James Garner
James Garner is an American film and television actor, one of the first Hollywood actors to excel in both media. He has starred in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades...
and James Woods
James Woods
James Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won three Emmy Awards, and has gained...
.
Plot
When his mother dies, estranged son Bob (James GarnerJames Garner
James Garner is an American film and television actor, one of the first Hollywood actors to excel in both media. He has starred in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades...
) inherits her estate, and, surprisingly, custody of his younger brother D.J. (James Woods
James Woods
James Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won three Emmy Awards, and has gained...
), who suffers from schizophrenia
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...
and epilepsy
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in the brain.About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases...
. Bob is initially reluctant at his new responsibility, but remembers that he had promised his mother to look after his brother.
Cast
- James GarnerJames GarnerJames Garner is an American film and television actor, one of the first Hollywood actors to excel in both media. He has starred in several television series spanning a career of more than five decades...
...Bob Beuhler - James WoodsJames WoodsJames Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won three Emmy Awards, and has gained...
...D.J. - Piper LauriePiper LauriePiper Laurie is an American actress of stage and screen known for her roles in the television series Twin Peaks and the films The Hustler, Carrie, and Children of a Lesser God, all of which brought her Academy Award nominations...
...Annie Gilbert - Peter Michael GoetzPeter Michael GoetzPeter Michael Goetz is an American actor.Goetz was born in Buffalo, New York, the son of Esther L. and Irving A. Goetz, a construction engineer. Goetz studied at the State University of New York at Fredonia, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and the University of Minnesota, from which he...
...Stuart - Michael AlldredgeMichael AlldredgeMichael Alldredge was an American film and television actor. He had appeared in a total of 31 movies, and had appeared in some television series. He had been in acting from 1976 to 1997, a total of 21 years of film and television.-External links:...
...Gibb - Alan RosenbergAlan RosenbergAlan Rosenberg is an American actor of both stage and screen. From 2005 to 2009, he was president of the Screen Actors Guild, the principal motion picture industry on-screen performers' union.-Early life:...
...Dr. Pressman - Mary MarshMary MarshDame Mary Elizabeth Marsh, FRSA was the Chief Executive of the UK National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children from 2000 to 2008.Marsh is a daughter of George Donald Falconer, by his wife, Lesley Mary née Wilson...
...Mrs. Post - Barbara Niven...Joan
Awards and nominations
Awards- 1987 Emmy AwardEmmy AwardAn Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for Directing in a Miniseries or a Special - 1987 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special
- 1987 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – James Woods
- 1987 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special – Piper Laurie
- 1987 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special
- 1987 Golden Globe AwardGolden Globe AwardThe Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
for Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV - 1987 Humanitas PrizeHumanitas PrizeThe Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing intended to promote human dignity, meaning, and freedom. It began in 1974 with Father Ellwood "Bud" Kieser — also the founder of Paulist Productions — but is generally not seen as specifically directed toward religious...
Nominations
- 1987 Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special – Gayne Rescher
- 1987 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special – James Garner
- 1987 Golden Globe Award for Lead Actor – James Garner
- 1987 Golden Globe Award for Supporting Actress – Piper Laurie