The Acorn People
Brief Synopsis
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Inspiring drama about the relationship between an unemployed English instructor who takes a job as counselor at a summer camp for severely disabled children and his young charges, The Acorn People (the children affectionately refer to themselves as "nuts" and wear handmade acorn necklaces). Cloris L
Cast & Crew
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Joan Tewkesbury
Director
Ted Bessell
Jesse Hooten
Cloris Leachman
Nurse Betty Nelson
Dolph Sweet
Donald Bradshaw
Cheryl Anderson
Jill
Levar Burton
Rodney
Film Details
Also Known As
Acorn People
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1981
Production Company
Glen Glenn Sound Company; NBC Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Inspiring drama about the relationship between an unemployed English instructor who takes a job as counselor at a summer camp for severely disabled children and his young charges, The Acorn People (the children affectionately refer to themselves as "nuts" and wear handmade acorn necklaces). Cloris Leachman is the camp nurse, Dolph Sweet is the ex-Marine director-cum-commandant, and LeVar Burton is Ted Bessell's fellow counselor. Many key roles among the campers are played by handicapped children from Dallas, where the movie was made by writer/director Joan Tewkesbury.
Director
Joan Tewkesbury
Director
Cast
Ted Bessell
Jesse Hooten
Cloris Leachman
Nurse Betty Nelson
Dolph Sweet
Donald Bradshaw
Cheryl Anderson
Jill
Levar Burton
Rodney
Shawn Timothy Kennedy
Charlie
Mark Gear
Benny
Timothy Stone
Aaron
Patrick Lewis
Stewart
Jay Rowell
Spider
Christian Mcintire
Hobson
Paul Davis
Martin
Kate Finlayson
Penny
Kimo Schulze
Basil
Gary Jochimsen
Ralph
Meegan Abell
Laela Ann Lacour
Laurie Barton
Bennet Lynnwood
Melanie Brockington
Christi Mccaughey
Kathleen Cafiero
Linny Nance
Leanne Chubb
Billy Joe Perdue
Sandra Frandlir
Amy Jane Prince
Brenda French
Melissa Slovak
Robbie Harville
Ngo Minh Anh Soule
John A Holcomb
Betsy Tubbs
Melinda Keller
Rudolph Tyson
Crew
David Blangsted
Editor
Carla Breitner
Assistant Director
Larry Brezner
Executive Producer
Betty Buckley
Production Coordinator
Elizabeth Buckley
Production Coordinator
Jerry G Callaway
Camera Operator
Sandra Davis
Assistant Editor
Lynn Decker
Hair Stylist
Robert A Driskell
Gaffer
Janice Elan
Production Accountant
George Goodman
Associate Producer
George Goodman
Unit Production Manager
Craig Hundley
Music
Craig Huston
Assistant Director
Robert C. Jessup
Director Of Photography
Charles H. Joffe
Executive Producer
Ron Jones
Book As Source Material
Peter Katz
Producer
Liz Keigley
Casting (Dallas)
Jack Marty
Art Director
Patricia Mckiernan
Costume Designer
Jack Mongan
Production Assistant
Mike Parsons
Property Master
Judith Pritchard
Post-Production Supervisor
Emile Raspopov
Sound Designer
Shari Rhodes
Casting (Dallas)
Michael Sibley
Camera Operator
Carl Siefert
Technical Advisor
William Stevenson
Sound Design
Joan Tewkesbury
Screenwriter
Bob Wald
Sound Mixer
Candis Waters
Script Supervisor
Jimi White
Makeup
Clifford Yarborough
Transportation Captain
Rhonda Young
Casting (Los Angeles)
Film Details
Also Known As
Acorn People
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1981
Production Company
Glen Glenn Sound Company; NBC Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States March 2, 1981
