David's Mother
David's Mother | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | Bob Randall |
Directed by | Robert Allan Ackerman |
Starring | |
Music by | David Mansfield |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producers |
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Cinematography | Walt Lloyd |
Editor | Susan B. Browdy |
Running time | 92 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | April 10, 1994 |
David's Mother is a 1994 American
The film has won three Primetime Emmy Awards and received a Golden Globe Award nomination.
Plot
Sally Goodson has always tried to do what is best for her autistic son David, always blaming herself for the way David is. Sally lives alone with David in a New York City apartment and is often visited by her sister Bea (Stockard Channing), who tries to help Sally turn her life around by getting out a little more and giving David some space, but Sally rarely lets him out of her sight. In the end, it caused her husband Philip (Chris Sarandon) to have an affair, leave her and re-marry, and her daughter Susan to go to live with him, as they were tired of watching Sally being too over-protective with David.
Sally, having enough to cope with in her life, is visited by a
Cast
- Kirstie Alley as Sally Goodson
- Sam Waterston as John Nils
- Stockard Channing as Bea
- Michael A. Goorjian as David Goodson
- Chris Sarandon as Philip
- Phylicia Rashad as Gladys Johnson
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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1994
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Artios Awards | Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week | Reuben Cannon | Nominated | [3] |
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | Kirstie Alley | Won | [4] | |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Michael A. Goorjian | Won | |||
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Miniseries or a Special | Bob Randall | Won | |||
1995
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Cinema Audio Society Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Movie of the Week or Mini-Series | Chaim Gilad, David E. Fluhr, John Asman, and Melissa Sherwood Hofmann |
Nominated | [5] |
Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Kirstie Alley | Nominated | [6] | |
Humanitas Prize | 90 Minute or Longer Network or Syndicated Television | Bob Randall | Won | [7] |
Releases
David's Mother has been released on VHS and DVD format. In the United States, the film received its DVD release on May 4, 2004 by Trinity Home Entertainment.[8] In the UK, the film has been released several times. The first VHS was released by Odyssey Entertainment[9] It was also released on VHS as part of a "Tear Jerker Collection". On DVD it was released by Odyssey Entertainment on September 25, 2000, which includes the trailer and cast information.[10] It was re-released on DVD by Infinity Entertainment on February 4, 2008.[11] In Australia, the film was released on DVD by Payless Entertainment on January 24, 2008.[12]
References
- ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
- ^ "David's Mother". truemovies.tv. Archived from the original on 18 December 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "1994 Artios Awards". Casting Society of America. October 20, 1994. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
- ^ "David's Mother". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "TELEVISION - MOW'S and Mini-Series". Cinema Audio Society Awards. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "David's Mother". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ "Past Winners & Nominees". Humanitas Prize. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
- ^ "David's Mother (1994)". Amazon. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "David's Mother [VHS]". amazon.co.uk. 7 November 1994. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "David's Mother [1993] [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. 25 September 2000. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "David's Mother [1993] [DVD]". amazon.co.uk. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ^ "David's Mother". jbhifionline.com.au. Archived from the original on 31 May 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2011.