3 Wishes Of Billy Grier
Brief Synopsis
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A teenager who is the victim of a rare disease that rapidly accelerates aging tries to cram his three great life ambitions into the months he has left -- to locate the father who had abandoned his family fifteen years earlier, to play saxophone with a jazz band, and to make love to a woman. The film
Cast & Crew
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Corey Blechman
Director
Ed Lauter
Ralph Macchio
Hal Holbrook
Shirley Barclay
Meredith Bain Woodward
Film Details
Also Known As
Billy Grier, Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A teenager who is the victim of a rare disease that rapidly accelerates aging tries to cram his three great life ambitions into the months he has left -- to locate the father who had abandoned his family fifteen years earlier, to play saxophone with a jazz band, and to make love to a woman. The film, originally titled "Billy Grier, Billy Grier, Billy Grier," won an Emmy Award for Michael Westmore, creator of the special makeup that turned Ralph Macchio (of "The Karate Kid") into an oldster.
Director
Corey Blechman
Director
Cast
Ed Lauter
Ralph Macchio
Hal Holbrook
Shirley Barclay
Meredith Bain Woodward
Betty Buckley
Stephen E. Miller
Sharon Wahl
Laura Dern
Jeffrey Tambor
Lillian Carlson
Lawrence Pressman
Lloyd Berry
Jessica Loring
Betty Phillips
Dorothy Jones
Bill Murdoch
Janet Wright
Lois Mcclean
Viveca Lindfors
Conchata Ferrell
Season Hubley
Crew
Barbara Andrews
Costume Supervisor
Jay Benson
Producer
Corey Blechman
Screenplay
Lars Ekstrom
Sound Mixer
Brad Fiedel
Music
Gerald I Isenberg
Executive Producer
Della Johnston
Set Decorator
Deborah Ellis Leoni
Associate Producer
Dave L Love
Consultant
Bob Norin
Makeup
Gregory Prange
Editor
Hans Proppe
Supervising Producer
Frank Stanley
Director Of Photography
Michael Westmore
Makeup
Film Details
Also Known As
Billy Grier, Three Wishes of Billy Grier
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1984
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 1, 1984
Original title: "Billy Grier, Billy Grier, Billy Grier."
