Sam's Son

Sam's Son (1984)

Michael Landon's semi-autobiographical sketch of his earlier life. It's the story of Gene Orowitz, a high school student struggling with his identity, who finds success as a javelin thrower on the track team.

Data di uscita
1984-08-17
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (5)
Durata
1 h 44 min
Generi
Dramma
Regista
Michael Landon

Cast

Curiosità

  • Girato a: California

Sam's Son is a 1984 American semi-autobiographical coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Michael Landon loosely based on his early life and is also the only feature film made by him. The film stars Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Timothy Patrick Murphy, Hallie Todd, Jonna Lee, James Karen, and Landon in a cameo. The film was produced independently by Landon and released by Utah-based distributor Invictus Entertainment.

Production

Michael Landon originally wrote the film's script in the summer of 1982 while his television series Little House on the Prairie was taking a break for the next season. He pitched the idea to NBC, which was interested to have it as a television movie, but Landon had wanted it to be a feature film.

Production began in the summer of 1983 in Southern California, substituting it for New Jersey. Timothy Patrick Murphy was cast as Eugene Orowitz because Landon thought he looked exactly like he did when he was younger and had seen him on Dallas as Charlene Tilton's boyfriend Mickey Trotter. Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson were cast as Eugene's parents because Landon knew their real-life marriage would blend in with their characters.

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