On Our Own

On Our Own (1988)

Four children set out on their own after their mother's death to avoid being separated by foster care. Trying to find their Uncle Jack, they encounter adventure and danger. Before the story's touching yet humorous conclusion, they make some serious mistakes... and learn some important lessons.

Date of release
1988-01-01
TMDB
5.9 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Drama, Family
Director
Lyman Dayton

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: California

On Our Own is a 1988 made-for-television road drama film, directed and produced by Lyman Dayton, and co-written by Dayton and Eric Hendershot.

Production

Parts of the film were shot in St. George, Utah. The Osmond Boys (the sons of Alan Osmond, now performing as The Osmonds Second Generation), performed the main theme, also called "On Our Own", and other incidental songs and music.

The film's video rights were picked up in 1989 by Feature Films for Families, a video distribution company closely associated with certain members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The video release was heavily re-edited, and an additional framing device was filmed by the distributor in which Peggy's mother, over the phone, recounts the events of the film and provides commentary which often contradicts the film itse…

In March 2018, Questar Entertainment released the original version of the movie on DVD for the first time. In spite of having none of the scenes with the elderly woman providing moral commentary on the phone, the Questar version is actually two minutes longer than the Feature Films for Families version because it restores all the scenes that Feature Films for Families had cut.

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