Northern Lights (1997)
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Adapted by John Robert Hoffman from his own play, the made-for-TV Northern Lights stars Diane Keaton as Roberta Blumstein, a high-strung New Yorker whose well-ordered lifestyle is set on its ear with the arrival of a child. No, not Roberta's child, but the son of her recently deceased brother Frank. The kid's name is Jack, and he is no more fond of Roberta than she is of him--at least, not at first. Gradually, however, the two lost souls come to find each other in the most unlikeliest of places: A quaint New England community that Roberta would under normal circumstances have never been caught dead in. Although the original play was a one-character monologue, the TV version features scores of eccentric and lovable supporting characters--among them one Joe Scarlotti, played by author Hoffman, and Ben Rubadue, portrayed by Maury Chaykin, the star of the Diane Keaton-directed theatrical feature Unstrung Heroes. Produced for the Disney Channel, Northern Lights was originally telecast on August 23, 1997. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Thomas Cavanaugh - Frank
- Sheila Moore - Louise
- Diane Keaton - Roberta Blumstein
- Sheila Paterson - Arlene
- Alexander Pollock - Bobby
- John Robert Hoffman - Joe Scarlotti
- Leam Blackwood - Emmet
- Crystal Verge - Aggie
- Maury Chaykin - Ben Rubadue
- Kathleen York - Daphne
- Frank C. Turner - Willard
- Joseph Cross - Jack
- Chilton Crane - Margaret
- John R. Taylor - Arthur
- Peter Wilds - Ratman
- Phillip Hazel - Skipper
- Director(s):
- Linda Yellen
- Writer(s):
- John Robert Hoffman, Kevin Kane
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