Any Mother's Son
Brief Synopsis
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One night while on shore leave in Sasebo, Japan, U.S. sailor Allen Schindler was followed into a public restroom and beaten to death. While given a military funeral, it was still a full two months after his brutal murder that his mother, Dorothy Hajdys, discovered that her son had been killed by two
Cast & Crew
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David Burton Morris
Director
Fiona Reid
Gerry Mendicino
Paul Popowich
Mark J. Richardson
Judah Katz
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
One night while on shore leave in Sasebo, Japan, U.S. sailor Allen Schindler was followed into a public restroom and beaten to death. While given a military funeral, it was still a full two months after his brutal murder that his mother, Dorothy Hajdys, discovered that her son had been killed by two of his own shipmates because he was gay. Based on actual events, the telefilm shows how Hajdys -- a quiet woman from Chicago -- confronted the military to prevent an attempted cover-up of the hate crime and bring justice to her son's killers. In doing so, she came to grips with her own homophobia in learning to respect who her son was.
Director
David Burton Morris
Director
Cast
Fiona Reid
Gerry Mendicino
Paul Popowich
Mark J. Richardson
Judah Katz
Jane Moffat
Shawn Ashmore
Michael Rhoades
Laurie Fraser
Andrew Tarbet
Bonnie Bedelia
Nigel Bennett
Peter Keleghan
Diego Fuentes
Merle Matheson
Adam R Saunders
Paul Haddad
Phillip Jarrett
Kenner Ames
Mimi Kuzyk
Barry Flatman
Otto Chung
Richard Thorton
Hedy Burress
Matthew H Bennett
Carolyn Scott
Trevor Bain
Scott Wickware
Steve Behal
Cameron Mathison
Michael Gabriel
Allan Royal
Scott Gibson
Sada Thompson
Robert Bockstael
Mike Carbone
Adrian Hough
Crew
Kevin Alanthwaite
Gaffer
Carolyn Arthur
Production Assistant
Joan Barnett
Executive Producer
David R Beecroft
Hair Stylist
Penny Charter
Assistant Director
Jerry Clemans
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michelle Convey
Set Decorator
Robert Daprato
Key Grip
John Njaga Demps
Director Of Photography
Mireille Dermer
Casting Associate
Joe Dipasquale
Executive Producer
Kevin Dutchak
Assistant Camera Operator
Jeff Eagle
Assistant
Walter Gasparovic
Assistant Director
Michael Graham
Sound Editor
Jack Grossbart
Executive Producer
Bruce Harmon
Screenplay
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
Jazz Helie
Transportation Coordinator
Stan Jones
Music Editor
Linda L Kent
Coproducer
David Lee
Sound Mixer
Susan Longmire
Production Designer
Lynne Mackay
Costume Designer
Blanche Mcdermaid
Script Supervisor
Kirsteen Mclean
Assistant Director
Michael S Murphy
Editor
D Andrew Nicholson
Production Accountant
Harald Ortenburger
Camera Operator
Jennifer Peck
Assistant
Timothy Philben
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Poulis
Property Master
Nelleke Privett
Casting
Candis Ross
Assistant Editor
Marilyn Stonehouse
Production Manager
Beverly Sutton
Production Coordinator
Marilyn Terry
Makeup Artist
Edward York
Location Manager
Rhonda Young
Casting
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States August 11, 1997
