Bluffing It
Brief Synopsis
A story that reveals the poignant and often desperate means taken by a 50-year-old factory foreman to hide his illiteracy from his employers and his family.
Cast & Crew
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James Sadwith
Director
Dennis Weaver
Jack Duggan
Janet Carroll
Margaret Duggan
Michelle Little
Monica
Robert Sean Leonard
Rusty
Cleavant Derricks
Cal
Film Details
Also Known As
Nabisco Showcase (09/13/87)
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Howard Anderson Company; Ohlmeyer Communications Company; Ryder Sound Services Inc; Segue Music Inc; Sync Pop Inc
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A story that reveals the poignant and often desperate means taken by a 50-year-old factory foreman to hide his illiteracy from his employers and his family.
Director
James Sadwith
Director
Cast
Dennis Weaver
Jack Duggan
Janet Carroll
Margaret Duggan
Michelle Little
Monica
Robert Sean Leonard
Rusty
Cleavant Derricks
Cal
Vicki Wauchope
Hailey
Wanda Cannon
Kristine
George Buza
Michael Copeman
Michael Donoghue
Tom Harvey
Peter Langley
Jack Newman
Gary Reineke
Dick Callahan
Karl Pruner
Ken James
Marilyn Peppiatt
Jonathan Potts
Cheryl Ross
Nicholas Shields
Ann Turnbull
Stewart Arnott
Bill Colgate
Katia Depena
Robert Beard
Marilyn Boyle
Wesley Cramp
Serge Leblanc
Betsy Soo
Murray Crunchley
Lee J Campbell
Crew
Deborah Aquila
Additional Casting
Richard Babcock
Other
Ronda Berkeley
Production Coordinator
Sam Bernstein
Production Accountant
Peter Bogart
Assistant Director
Dennis Chapman
Production Manager
Joe Citarella
Sound Mixer
Lisa Citron
Assistant Editor
Jesse Cohoon
Location Manager
Bob Crone
Steadicam Operator
Karen Danaher-dorr
Co-Producer
Carole Davis
Makeup
David Davis
Production Designer
Wally Dibacco
Driver
George Farrell
Property Master
Greg Farrow
Assistant Camera Operator
Nonie Ferguson
Art Assistant
Brad Fiedel
Music
Mario Gonzales
Makeup
Sheena Graham
Production Coordinator
Bob Hannah
Gaffer
Veronica Holman
Other
Michael Holmquist
Production Assistant
Judith Holstra
Casting Director
Brian Jones
Production Assistant
Linda Jonsson
Producer
Howard Katz
Executive In Charge Of Production
Linda Kemp
Costume Designer
Helena Kenny
Art Assistant
Joyce King
Script Supervisor
Cal Kohne
Key Grip
Wendy Kurtzman
Casting Assistant
Owen Langevin
Sound Mixer
Richard Leiterman
Director Of Photography
Jerrold L Ludwig
Editor
Scott Mansfield
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Bruce Mccauley
Photography
Christine Mcgarry
Advisor
Gary Mclarty
Stunt Coordinator
Janice Miller
Hair Stylist
Janice Miller
Makeup
Tony Morelli
Stunts
Don Ohlmeyer
Executive Producer
Bobby Orr
Other
Karen Pike
Assistant Director
Richard Prince
Production Manager
Catherine Purchase
Other
Jessica B Rabin
Assistant Production Accountant
Don Retzer
Transportation Coordinator
Janet Riggs
Production Assistant
Marcia Ross
Casting Director
Robert Saad
Camera Operator
James Sadwith
Writer
Christopher Sands
Producer
Woody Sidarous
Location Manager
Madeline Steele
Costumes
Frank Tenaglia
Driver
Joanne Tickle
Assistant Director
Ray West
Sound Department
Dean Wille
Assistant Camera Operator
Gordon Yang
Assistant Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Nabisco Showcase (09/13/87)
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Howard Anderson Company; Ohlmeyer Communications Company; Ryder Sound Services Inc; Segue Music Inc; Sync Pop Inc
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States September 13, 1987
The program received a 1988 Broadcast Media Award for Television in the adult programs category in an annual awards competition sponsored by the International Reading Association.
Telecast as a presentation of "Nabisco Showcase."
The film was broadcast as part of ABC's participation in the nationwide campaign of Project Literacy U.S. (PLUS).
