The $5.20 an Hour Dream
Brief Synopsis
A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the traditionally all-male main assembly line.
Cast & Crew
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Russ Mayberry
Director
Linda Lavin
Ellen Lissik
Richard Jaeckel
Albert Kleinschmidt
Nicholas Pryor
Editor Lissik
Pamela Mcmyler
Ginny
Mayf Nutter
Randy
Film Details
Also Known As
$5.20 an Hour Dream
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1980
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CFI Hollywood; Glen Glenn Sound Company; La Da Productions; Thomas-Sagal Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A debt-ridden divorced mother and factory worker strives to get a higher-paying job on the traditionally all-male main assembly line.
Director
Russ Mayberry
Director
Cast
Linda Lavin
Ellen Lissik
Richard Jaeckel
Albert Kleinschmidt
Nicholas Pryor
Editor Lissik
Pamela Mcmyler
Ginny
Mayf Nutter
Randy
Taurean Blacque
Jive
Fredric Cook
Checker
Robert Davi
Bobby Jim
Cliff Emmich
Purvis
Dennis Fimple
Aiken
Burton Gilliam
Turnvil
Dana Hill
Kim Lissik
Ernie Hudson
Homer Burden
Timothy Scott
Turkel
Raymond Singer
Rawlings
Gary Vinson
Jim Hagen
Claude Woolman
Lawrence Blake
W. K. Stratton
Billy Boy
Sam Coppola
Harry
Hersha Parady
Millie
Joella Deffenbaugh
Arlene
Fred Carney
Judge
Jennifer Holmes
Mavis
Cynthia Mayberry
Joyce
Rose Arrick
Nurse
Kristina Callahan
Miss Cimmons
John Aquino
Stacker
Jed Mills
Supply Worker
Joseph Sagal
Lara Purdy
Red Headed Girl
Rosanna Locke
Girl In Sweater
Tammy Arnold
Lori
Ron Stein
Coach
Buck Young
Bartender
B Joe Medley
Mechanic
Gary Durim
Oblatt Boy
Crew
James Antunez
Transportation
Joe Aubel
Production Designer
Mary Ellen Canniff
Assistant Director
Cheryl Carasik
Set Decorator
Dianne Cordon
Costume Supervisor
Lois Decker
Assistant
Margaret E. Fannin
Production Coordinator
Hector Figueroa
Director Of Photography
Kevin Finnegan
Assistant Director
Pat Finnegan
Associate Producer
William R. Finnegan
Producer
Jack N Green
Camera Operator
E. Darrell Hallenbeck
Production Manager
Jimmie Haskell
Music
Jack Kirschner
Sound Editor
Jo Klasson
Creative Consultant
Jo Klasson
Song
Gene Kraft
Titles
Ron Malo
Music
Matthew Modella
Location Manager
Marjorie Mullen
Script Supervisor
Connie Nichols
Hair Stylist
Mayf Nutter
Song Performer
Brian O'dowd
Costumes
Sal Orefice
Gaffer
Robert Pedersen
Auditor
Richard Raderman
Sound Editor
Bill Randall
Sound Department
Mark Reeball
Makeup
Bob Rust
Key Grip
Katey Sagal
Song Performer
Christopher Seiter
Assistant Director
Parkie Singh
Film Editor
Robert E. Thompson
Executive Producer
Robert E. Thompson
Screenwriter
Stacia Thompson
Production Assistant
Steve Westlund
Property Master
Ken Zemke
Film Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
$5.20 an Hour Dream
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1980
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; CFI Hollywood; Glen Glenn Sound Company; La Da Productions; Thomas-Sagal Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
This television movie is similar to "Norma Rae," which was released theatrically around the same time. This project for Linda Lavin was in line with the image of a working woman on television, developed over the years in "Alice," for which she was given an award from the National Commission of Working Women.
Aired in United States January 26, 1980
