No Place Like Home

2h 1989

Brief Synopsis

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A young couple struggles to get by with two jobs and two children. Their home burns down, and the husband, the former superintendent of the building, is left unemployed. After several unsuccessful attempts to find work, the husband decides to leave town and seek work elsewhere, leaving his family be

Cast & Crew

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Lee Grant

Director

Christine Lahti

Zan Cooper

Jeff Daniels

Mike Cooper

Kathy Bates

Bonnie Cooper

Anne Pitoniak

Opal

Scott Marlowe

Eddie Cooper

Film Details

Also Known As
Homeless
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Duart Film And Video; Magno Sound Inc; Match Cut Inc; Optical House Inc
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

A young couple struggles to get by with two jobs and two children. Their home burns down, and the husband, the former superintendent of the building, is left unemployed. After several unsuccessful attempts to find work, the husband decides to leave town and seek work elsewhere, leaving his family behind, where they eventually wind up living on the streets.

Director

Lee Grant

Director

Cast

Christine Lahti

Zan Cooper

Jeff Daniels

Mike Cooper

Kathy Bates

Bonnie Cooper

Anne Pitoniak

Opal

Scott Marlowe

Eddie Cooper

Cch Pounder

Prue

Lantz Landry

David Cooper

Kyndra Joy Casper

Tina Cooper

Steve Rankin

Frank

Rick Aviles

J J

Ernest Eyth

Tomaso

Larry John Meyers

Principal

Brandon Greene

Jason

William Cameron

Johnson

Chrissy Delisi

Gayle

Jim Chapman

Mr Sledge

Catherine Butterfield

City Worker

Robert W Wanless

Joe

Maryann Nagel

Registrar

Joey Shea

Donnie

Marcia Haufrecht

Hilda

Michael Hume

Clyde

Helena Routi

Missy

Leonard Kelly-young

Dealer

Bill Dalzell

Joe

Rick Applegate

Policeman

Maggie Stewart

Policewoman

Jill Wadsworth

Rose Ann

G Ross Berger

Man In Line

Ann Muffy

Women In Soup Kitchen

Vernell Lillie

Women In Soup Kitchen

Aisha Jordan

Toya

Vinson Baker

Hustler No 1

Tom Spaneda

Hustler No 2

Lamont Arnold

Crack Addict

David Early

Crack Addict

Greg Funk

Crack Addict

Susan Chapek

Crack Addict

Diana Stroughton

Lead Person

Crew

Sam Adelman

Assistant Editor

Carlos Amador

Hairdresser

Sam Blackwell

Screenwriter

Michael Boyle

Sound Mixer

Lisa Bradley

Assistant Production Coordinator

Donna Carolan

Associate Producer

Mary Colquhoun

Casting

O J Connell Iii

Boom Operator

Jack Cooley

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Carol Cuddy

Associate Producer

Bill Farber

Gaffer

Ken Ferris

Camera Operator

Joseph Feury

Executive Producer

Joseph Feury

Producer

Joseph Feury

Unit Production Manager

Eileen Garrigan

Scenic Artist

Martin Garrigan

Property Master

Bob Girolami

Assistant Director

Robert Girolami

Assistant Director

Prudence G Greenblat

Researcher

Charles Gross

Music

James Harris

Assistant

Barbara J Hause

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ron Kalish

Sound Editor

Doug Kraner

Production Designer

John Mcelwain

Key Grip

Maria L Melograne

Extras Agent/Coordinator

John S Moyer

Assistant Camera Operator

Carol Oditz

Costume Designer

Basil Pappas

Sound Editor

Basil Pappas

Foley Artist

Jane Paul

Assistant Director

Jacki Phipps

Location Manager

Dale Pierce-johnson

Production Coordinator

Tony Pierce-roberts

Director Of Photography

Grant Reinholt

Craft Service

Christa Reusch-simmons

Makeup

David Carl Robinson

Assistant Costume Designer

David Robinson

Assistant Costume Designer

Mindy Rodman

Script Supervisor

Richard M Rosenbloom

Executive Producer

Samara Schaffer

Set Decorator

Rick Shaine

Editor

Leo Trombetta

Assistant Editor

Jeff Tufano

Assistant Camera Operator

Robert Warmflash

Post-Production Supervisor

Park Warne

Construction Coordinator

Ara Watson

Screenwriter

Cliff Wender

Other

Natalie Wilson

Art Director

Harriet Fidlow Winn

Adr Editor

Paul Zydel

Adr Mixer

Film Details

Also Known As
Homeless
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Duart Film And Video; Magno Sound Inc; Match Cut Inc; Optical House Inc
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of a 1990 Christopher Award.

Aired in United States December 3, 1989

In the Third Annual FIPA (Festival International da Programmes Audiovisuels), held in Cannes, France, Christine Lahti was named Best Actress, and the drama was runner-up for Best Film and Best Screenplay.

Previous title: "Homeless."

Began shooting May 8, 1989.

Completed shooting May 31, 1989.

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