Open Admissions
Brief Synopsis
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A television movie about a professor at an urban college who has difficulty coping with the results of the school's open admission policies, especially as regards one young student from the ghetto. Based on the original one-act play and the full-length Broadway version, both by Shirley Lauro.
Cast & Crew
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Gus Trikonis
Director
Jane Alexander
Ginny Carlson
Michael Beach
Calvin Jefferson
Dennis Farina
Pete Carlson
Estelle Parsons
Clare Block
James O'reilly
Win Lathrop
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1988
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Mount Organization; Westwood Productions
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie about a professor at an urban college who has difficulty coping with the results of the school's open admission policies, especially as regards one young student from the ghetto. Based on the original one-act play and the full-length Broadway version, both by Shirley Lauro.
Director
Gus Trikonis
Director
Cast
Jane Alexander
Ginny Carlson
Michael Beach
Calvin Jefferson
Dennis Farina
Pete Carlson
Estelle Parsons
Clare Block
James O'reilly
Win Lathrop
Pat Bowie
Willa Joe
Kyra K Kyles
Georgia
Betty Yee
Kitty Shim
Lori Kathryn Holton
Cinnamon
Louise Jenkins
Mrs Brewster
Jace Alexander
Nick
Domenica Cameron-scorsese
Cathy
Bob Breuler
Paul
Ebony Grisby
Pumpkin
Marji Bank
Mrs Roth
Steven J Craton
Geronimo
Alger Ellis
Little T
Leo Washington Jones Iii
Kingpin
Crew
Eric Albertson
Editor
Alderman & Andreas
Casting (Chicago)
William Deseta
Production Designer
Peggy Farrell
Costume Designer
Charles Gross
Music
J Boyce Harman
Co-Producer
Sue Knutsen
Casting (Los Angeles)
Shirley Lauro
Play As Source Material
Shirley Lauro
Screenwriter
Thom Mount
Executive Producer
Paul Oddo
Sound Mixer
Stevie Phillips
Producer
Stevie Phillips
Executive Producer
Jack Richards
Director Of Photography
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1988
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Mount Organization; Westwood Productions
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States September 8, 1988
Began shooting March 13, 1987.
Completed shooting April 13, 1987.
