Sudie & Simpson
Brief Synopsis
A television movie about the friendship that develops between a young white girl and an older black man in a racist, rural Georgia town during the 1940s.
Cast & Crew
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Joan Tewkesbury
Director
Louis Gossett
Simpson
Sara Gilbert
Sudie Harrigan
John Jackson
Dr Stubbs
Paige Dannahy
Mary Agnes
Frances Fisher
Miss Marge
Film Details
Also Known As
Sudie and Simpson
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Hearst Entertainment & Syndication; Lifetime Entertainment Television
Location
Hampton, Georgia, USA; Covington, Georgia, USA; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Conyers, Georgia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie about the friendship that develops between a young white girl and an older black man in a racist, rural Georgia town during the 1940s.
Director
Joan Tewkesbury
Director
Cast
Louis Gossett
Simpson
Sara Gilbert
Sudie Harrigan
John Jackson
Dr Stubbs
Paige Dannahy
Mary Agnes
Frances Fisher
Miss Marge
Ken Strong
Clay Harrigan
Robby Preddy
Mrs Harrigan
Larry Black
Mr Ethridge
Scott Higgs
Lem Coker
Howard Kimgkade
Earl Rice
Tim Powell
Mr Clark
Linda Pierce
Mrs Clark
Jane Smithwick
Nettie
Wallace Wilkinson
Preacher Miller
Amanda Pillow
Clara Mae
Sherry Foster
Mrs Mcmillan
Tom Nowicki
Mr Mcmillan
Ted Manson
Mr Henderson
Ed Grady
Mr Crowder
Reid Binion
Billy Harrigan
Larry Shuler
1st Hunter
David Lenthall
2nd Hunter
Benji Wilhoite
1st Bully
Troy Florence
2nd Bully
Kathy Thomas
1st Girl
Melanie Parks-wester
2nd Girl
Crew
Lynn Barber
Makeup
Elizabeth Barton
Script Supervisor
Suzy Beugen
Production Executive
Mel A Bishop
Production Executive
Skip Burnam
Assistant Director
Sara Flanigan Carter
Screenwriter
Sara Flanigan Carter
Source Material (From Novel)
Gina Cascino
Location Manager
Michel Colombier
Music
Mario Di Leo
Director Of Photography
Mary H. Ellis
Sound Mixer
Melinda Fishman
Production Executive
Richard J Freed
Producer
Paul D Goldman
Post-Production Supervisor
Shay Griffin
Casting (Atlanta)
George Groves
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Christopher Gutierrez
Sound Editor
Barbara Haberecht
Set Decorator
Philip Ivey
Hair
Peter Jamison
Production Designer
Derek Kavanagh
Production Manager
Colleen Kelsall
Costume Designer
Nancy Jane King
Assistant Director
Karen Kornbau
Art Director
Ken Koser
Screenwriter
Wendy Kurtzman
Casting (Los Angeles)
Ira Laufer
Producer
Donald March
Executive Producer
Elizabeth Mcbride
Costume Designer
Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Whitney Miller
Production Accountant
Peggy Moore
Production Coordinator
Nick Nelson
Gaffer
Carroll Newman
Supervising Producer
J L Parker
Transportation Coordinator
Timothy Philben
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Cindy Potthast
Assistant Director
C Alan Rawlins
Key Grip
Art Ronnie
Publicity
Robert P Seppey
Editor
Alex Wagner
Publicity
Meredith Wagner
Publicity
Richard Blake Wester
Property Master
James G White
Assistant Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Sudie and Simpson
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1990
Production Company
Hearst Entertainment & Syndication; Lifetime Entertainment Television
Location
Hampton, Georgia, USA; Covington, Georgia, USA; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Conyers, Georgia, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States September 11, 1990
Released in United States on Video March 31, 1993
Estimated budget: $2,500,000
Began shooting May 2, 1990.
Completed shooting May 24, 1990.
