Adventure ·Drama ·TV Movie · United States of America · 1986 · 1h 30m

The Thanksgiving Promise

Director

Cast

Beau Bridges as Hank Tilby Millie Perkins as Lois Tilby Lloyd Bridges as Stewart Larson Jordan Bridges as Travis Tilby Courtney Thorne-Smith as Sheryl Ed Lauter as Coach Gruniger

Crew

Fred J. Koenekamp — Director of Photography James T. Heckert — Editor Bruce Broughton — Original Music Composer Brenton Yorgason — Novel Blaine Yorgason — Novel Mark H. Ovitz — Producer

Synopsis

A teenage boy is torn between his love for an injured Canadian goose that he has found and his agreement to fatten and kill it for an approaching Thanksgiving dinner for his neighbors.

Mood & Themes

family

Key Collaborators

Beau Bridges Director Fred J. Koenekamp Director of Photography James T. Heckert Editor Bruce Broughton Original Music Composer Brenton Yorgason Novel Blaine Yorgason Novel Mark H. Ovitz Producer Ida Random Production Design William Ware Theiss Costume Design

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