The Runaway
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Arthur A. Seidelman
Robinne Lee
Cody Newton
Jonathan Parks Jordan
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Charles Black
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Coming-of-age story of two teenagers, Luke, who is white, and his black best friend, Sonny, who spark the flames of change while growing up in a racially divided small town in rural Georgia in 1949. Born on the same day at the same time, they have been ordained at birth to bring change by the powerful Conjure Woman, a mysterious older woman with mystical powers.
Young and adventurous, Luke and Sonny spend their days daydreaming, fishing and trying to escape work. After reading about Huck Finn and his great river adventure, the two boys decide to run away to find their own fun. During their trip, they discover a buried bone which turns out to be the remains of a human skeleton. Authorities believe the bone is related to the death of three black men murdered by the local legend, "Pegleg," a mythological serial killer. The new sheriff, Frank Richards, a World War II hero, attempts to impose impartial law enforcement for both blacks and whites, but is met with a great deal of resistance, and when he reopens the case on "Pegleg," tempers flare throughout the community.
Meanwhile, Sonny's family, including his widowed mother, whose husband was supposedly one of the men killed by "Pegleg," is constantly being harassed by the local villain, Harlan Davis. When Sonny learns that his sister is being mistreated by Harlan, he becomes enraged and takes matters into his own hands. When Harlan is found murdered, Sonny becomes the prime suspect and the two investigates become entwined, as tensions further escalate and tear the town apart. During the trial, the truth is finally revealed in the case against Sonny and in the legendary "Pegleg" investigation. This causes the entire community to question its deepest beliefs about humanity and justice, which generates the change prophesied by the Conjure Woman.
Director
Arthur A. Seidelman
Cast
Robinne Lee
Cody Newton
Jonathan Parks Jordan
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Charles Black
Cliff De Young
David Dwyer
Kamali Minter
Robert D Raiford
Brett Rice
Roxanne Hart
Dean Cain
Michael Harding
Tyler Long
Graham Timbes
Sonny Shroyer
William Stratford Jr.
Robin O'dell
Duane Mclaughlin
Bryan Cooper
Kathryn Erbe
Leland Jones
Afemo Omilami
Mike Pniewski
Marc Macaulay
Steve Coulter
Debbi Morgan
Johnell Gainey
Maya Angelou
Bing Putney
Pat Hingle
Crew
Rick Alexander
Rick Clark
James Ferrell
Craig Fincannon
Lisa Mae Fincannon
Ron Garcia
Laura Goldsmith
Olivia Harris
E Michael Hewett
Jerome F. Holway
Phyllis Huffman
Jeff Johnson
Tom Jones
Terry Kay
Terry Kay
Emily Young Keeley
Chris Ledesma
Michael Leone
Art Levinson
Dean Mumford
Sandra Orsolyak-allen
Edward Pisoni
Ron Raley
Rosalee Riggle
Shannon Rippy
Steve Sahagun
John Sanders
Brent Shields
Drake Silliman
Steven R Smith
Shane Summers
Linwood Taylor
Dascious Thomas
James R Tomaro
Ernest Troost
Karen Mayeda Vranek
Burt Weinstein
Richard Welsh
Pauline White-kassulke
Anne Wilson
Dan Witt
Michele M Ziegler
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States December 10, 2000
Aired in United States on Video/DVD February 26, 2002
Telecast as a presentation of "Hallmark Hall of Fame."
Began shooting August 28, 2000.
Completed shooting September 29, 2000.
