... And Your Name Is Jonah (1979)
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Jonah (Jeffrey Bravin) is a lonely deaf child who has been misdiagnosed as retarded. Jonah's mother (Sally Struthers) and father (James Woods) struggle to establish communication from their withdrawn son. As the specialists shake their heads and cluck their tongues, Jonah's parents finally manage to teach the child sign language, thereby opening up his world both intellectually and emotionally. Despite competition from the network premiere of Taxi Driver, And Your Name is Jonah managed to post excellent ratings upon its original telecast. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Richard Michaels
Synopsis of ... And Your Name Is Jonah
Jonah (Jeffrey Bravin) is a lonely deaf child who has been misdiagnosed as retarded. Jonah's mother (Sally Struthers) and father (James Woods) struggle to establish communication from their withdrawn son. As the specialists shake their heads and cluck their tongues, Jonah's parents finally manage to teach the child sign language, thereby opening up his world both intellectually and emotionally. Despite competition from the network premiere of Taxi Driver, And Your Name is Jonah managed to post excellent ratings upon its original telecast. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of ... And Your Name Is Jonah
- Titos Vandis - Grandpa
- Ruth Manning - Mrs.Marquardt
- Lee Kessler - Audiologist
- Bernard Bragg - Paul
- Paula Shaw - Ann
- Dick Rossner - Intern
- Hilary Martin - Teacher
- Billy Seago - Woody
- Erica Yohn - Jenny's Mother
- Robin Pearson Rose - Kate
- Jeremy Licht - Tommy
- Randee Heller - Connie
- Penny Santon - Grandma
- Jeff Bravin - Jonah
- Antony Ponzini - Larry
- Rose Barbato - Carmen
- Tracee Lyles - Aide
- Michael Muller - Teacher
- Michael Griswold - Dr. Tibbs
- Sally Struthers - Jenny Corelli
- Jeffrey Bravis
- James Woods - Danny Corelli
- Robert Davi - Dickie
- Kathleen Hughes - Nurse Hubert
- Director(s):
- Richard Michaels
- Writer(s):
- Michael Bortman
- Producer(s):
- Stanley Crea Rubin, Norman Felton
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