A Family Upside Down (1978)
- Director(s):
- David Lowell Rich
Synopsis of A Family Upside Down
A Family Upside Down stars Fred Astaire and Helen Hayes as a retired married couple. Always proud of his independence and resilience, Astaire suffers a sudden heart attack. Though he recovers, Hayes is unable to care for Astaire herself, so she and her husband are compelled to move in with son Efrem Zimbalist Jr. and daughter-in-law Pat Crowley. Astaire's heart problems persist, and the family must face the unpleasant alternative of placing him in a nursing home. Though A Family Upside Down threatens to become an uninterrupted wallow in misery, the film takes several unexpected twists and arrives at a reasonably upbeat conclusion. Coproduced by Ross Hunter, A Family Upside Down co-stars Patty Duke Astin as Astaire and Hayes' emotionally overwrought daughter. The made-for-TV film, which won Fred Astaire the last of his many Emmy awards, originally aired April 9, 1978. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of A Family Upside Down
- Patty Duke - Wendy
- Kim Hamilton - Paula
- Helen Hayes - Emma Long
- Nolan Leary - Mr. Willy
- Ford Rainey - Charlie Case
- Lanna Saunders - Mrs. Lovell
- Miiko Taka - Mrs. Taka
- Charles Walker - Aide
- Fred Astaire - Ted Long
- Norwood Smith - Wes Allen
- Owen Cunningham - Frank
- Gail Landry - Candy Striper
- Peter Rich - Florist
- Pat Crowley - Carol Long
- David Haskell - Painter
- Karl Held - Al
- Belinda Palmer - Rhonda
- Brad Reardon - Scott Long
- Gary Swanson - Instructor
- Matthew Tobin - Dr. Chisholm
- Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. - Mike Long
- Phillip Richard Allen - Dr. Russo
- Ernestine Barrier - Mrs. Willy
- Jim Montoya - Waiter
- Bob Marsic - Dave
- Director(s):
- David Lowell Rich
- Writer(s):
- Gerald Di Pego
- Producer(s):
- Ross Hunter, Jacque Mapes
- 1978 - Golden Globe - Best Motion Picture Made for Television
- 1978 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Motion Picture Made for Television
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