Kids Like These
Brief Synopsis
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A television movie about a mother who starts a crusade to re-educate the community to the truth about kids, like her own, who have Down's Syndrome, a cause of mental retardation. One of the writers, Emily Perl Kingsley, is the mother of a Down's Syndome child, and the film is based on her story.
Cast & Crew
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Georg Stanford Brown
Director
Michelle Orr
Finn Smith
Richard Crenna
Carol Bacall
Martin Balsam
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie about a mother who starts a crusade to re-educate the community to the truth about kids, like her own, who have Down's Syndrome, a cause of mental retardation. One of the writers, Emily Perl Kingsley, is the mother of a Down's Syndome child, and the film is based on her story.
Director
Georg Stanford Brown
Director
Cast
Michelle Orr
Finn Smith
Richard Crenna
Carol Bacall
Martin Balsam
Joey Mcfarland
Alice Heffernan-sneed
David Kaufman
Ted Polito
Paul Cavonis
Amy Van Nostrand
B J Mccroskey
Georgia Allen
Nikki Chatham
Joey Chavez
Zachary M Allen
Dr. Margaret Giannini
Geoff Mcknight
Joshua O'neill
Charlene Gowen
Sonya Y Maddox
Brian Personette
Tony Higgins
Mary Key Simpson
Donna Biscoe
Jon Kohler
Warde Butler
Dick Stelling
Tyne Daly
Holly Wilkinson
Erica Richardson
Crew
Lynn Barber
Makeup
Charles C Bennett
Production Designer
Georg Stanford Brown
Executive Producer
Denita Del Signore
Costume Designer
Bert Gold
Producer
Edward Gold
Producer
Emily Perl Kingsley
Screenplay
Emily Perl Kingsley
From Story
Ed Novick
Sound Mixer
Allan Sloane
Screenplay
Mark Snow
Music
Simon Tuke
Costume Designer
Rick A West
Lighting
Linle White
Hair
Peter V White
Editor
Joseph M Wilcots
Director Of Photography
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1987
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States November 8, 1987
The telefilm received a 1988 Christopher Award for television specials and a 1988 ARC of Excellence Award of the Association of Retarded Citizens of the United States.
