My Louisiana Sky
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Adam Arkin
Shirley Knight
Jody Racicot
Karen Robinson
Thomas Patrice
Kerry Dorey
Film Details
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Synopsis
Coming-of-age story of 12-year-old Tiger Ann Parker, who lives in Saitter, Louisiana, with her grandmother and her developmentally disabled parents. Set in 1957, Tiger has always dreamed of being more like her Aunt Dorie Kay, but eventually learns to accept her parents and gains confidence in herself.Twelve-year-old Tiger Ann Parker is the sharp, staight-A, hardworking daughter of Corrina and Lonnie Parker, two mentally challenged adults possessed with a childlike awe of the world. Meeting life's responsibilities is up to Tiger. One of her tasks is upholding the family farm with her grandmother, Jewel, a stern but loving maternal force. Tiger's intelligence makes her all too aware that there's much more to the world than feeding chickens and hanging out with her only friend, Jessie Wade. Isolated from most other children her age, Tiger sees the future in her dreams of movie-star glamour and big-city living; and she sees it especially in the likes of her Aunt Dorie Kay, a successful Baton Rouge beauty who has become forever estranged from her mother, Jewel.As Tiger prepares to enter middle school, she becomes increasingly aware of being socially ostracized by her peers because of her peculiar family. As her affection for her parents becomes mixed with feelings of shame and embarrassment, Tiger finds herself faced with another challenge: the death of her grandmother. An offer for a new life comes from the visiting Dorie Kay. She takes Tiger back to Baton Rouge to pick up her maid, Magnolia, who, Dorie Kay has decided, will help the family get back on its feet in Saitter. During Tiger's short trip to Baton Rouge, Dorie Kay attempts to subtly transform Tiger into a city girl and even suggests she come to live with her permanently. The offer is tempting, but Tiger feels guilty at the thought of leaving her parents.Tiger returns home with Magnolia to a disastrous mess. Corrina has not been out of Jewel's nightgown since Tiger left and the house is in chaos. The prospect of living in Baton Rouge becomes more enticing to Tiger. She complains to Magnolia that she is tired of being the grown up. Magnolia asks her to contemplate why she would want to leave home where she has two parents who love her so much. Just when Tiger decides to move to Baton Rouge, a disaster strikes Saitter, which ultimately helps Tiger realize how much she loves her parents and how much they love her. Tiger finally appreciates what she has and where she truly belongs.
Director
Adam Arkin
Cast
Shirley Knight
Jody Racicot
Karen Robinson
Thomas Patrice
Kerry Dorey
Neil Girvan
Christine Macinnis
Barry Stilwell
Nola Augustson
Juliette Lewis
Michael Cera
Amelia Campbell
Rudy Webb
Ksenia Solo
Chris Owen
Maureen Kirkpatrick
Kelsey Keel
Robert Haley
Crew
Julie Adams
Michael Aehrd
Danielle Alosinac
Carmen Arndt
Darryl Assinick
David Aulicino
Michael Babcock
Don Bachmann
Brina Backman
David Bailey
Jim Ballantine
Darlene Bargetto
Marcia Bennett
Erik Berger
Pix Black
Garth Brunt
Jennifer Buck
Sarah Buell
Luis Camara
Jennifer Capraru
Willard Carroll
Katarina Chovanec
Patrick Clark
Dante Di Loreto
Paul Dixon
Chris Dover
Karl Edie
Anthony Edwards
Stephen Fitzmaurice
Terri Frank
Tim Franklin
Robert Gardiner
Michael Genereux
Linda Gillespie
Dede Gilser
Jeff Halgason
David Hankins
Mary Sue Heron
Kevin Hickman
Paul Hildebrand
Vanessa Hill
Lisa Jane Hoffman
Kimberly Willis Holt
Ben Mark Holzberg
Jeremy Hudspith
Chris Ilkanic
Marilyn Jang
Sergio Jimenez
Mary Jozsvai
Valerie Kaelin
Diane Kerbel
Tim Kilby
Beth Klein
Stacey Knocker
Sam Komaromi
Valerie Kurck
John Laforet
Tom Latto
Eleanor Lavender
Chris Ledesma
Tracy Lefler
Jen Leonard
Alexandra Leskys
Kristian Loosberg
Gai Loper
Margot Lulick
Helen Lutrell
Al Macneil
Trish Matczuk
Jerome Mccann
Kaelin Mccowan
Doug Mccullough
Renay Mcgowan
Mark Mcneilly
Patricia Mcvicars
Gus Medina
Christian Minkler
Dorota Mitoraj
Ian Morgan
Friday Myers
John Nelles
Allan O'hara
Ralph Osborn
George Palmer
Richard Parker
Richard Parker
Rick Penn
Dale Perry
Derek Porter
David Price
Adam Prince
Alexander Reda
Anne Richardson
Hendrik Riik
Robert C Rodriguez
Anna Sandor
Robert Sanselice
Carl Savage
Jeff Sawyer
Rick Selmanovic
Susan Shaw
Joel Shecter
Tamara Shiers
Bernie Sigouin
Andy Skeoch
Gavin Smith
Ann Steel
Sheelagh Stewart
Jack Studzienny
Hard Tack
Christopher Tammaro
Bruce Tanis
Denise Taylor
Jon Taylor
Scott Thom
Tom Thompson
Andres Vosu
Jeff Wachsmann
Greg Wall
Dave Watt
Steve Webb
John Weber
Christopher Welch
Glen Weller
Brian Wiiliams
Thomas L Wilhite
Peter Wong
David J Woods
Film Details
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 13, 2001
Aired in United States July 9, 2002
Telecast as a presentation of "Showtime Original Pictures For All Ages."
Completed shooting October 6, 2000.
Began shooting September 5, 2000.
