Family Ties Vacation (1985)
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All the main characters from the popular TV sitcom Family Ties were carried over into this made-for-TV feature. Michael J. Fox heads the cast as insufferable/lovable young conservative Alex Keaton, who this time around is attending Oxford on a summer scholarship. The Keaton family--ex-hippie parents Elyse (Meredith Baxter Birney) and Steven (Michael Gross), and sisters Mallory (Justine Bateman) and Jennifer (Tina Yothers)--decide to go along with Alex in order to enjoy a vacation in England. The script contrives to have the Keatons behave wildly out of character by getting involved in a hackneyed espionage plot. The film looks more like one of those Dell Comics "specials" or Ace Paperback TV show tie-ins rather than a logical extension of the original series. Family Ties Vacation was first telecast September 23, 1985. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Michael J. Fox - Alex Keaton
- Meredith Baxter-Birney - Elyse Keaton
- Tina Yothers - Jennifer Keaton
- Richard Huw - Michael
- John Westbrook - Earl of Cureton
- Jean Ainslie - Tour Guide
- Guy Henry - Jonathan
- James Saxon - Luther Broder
- Peter Guinness - Contact Man
- Philip Hynd - Clifford Markham
- Paul Cooke - Student
- Ravindar Singh - Indian Man
- Michael Gross - Steven Keaton
- Justine Bateman - Mallory Keaton
- John Moulder-Brown - William Clive-Hopkins
- Derek Nimmo - Gwynne-Davies
- Charles McKeown - Frederic Weiss
- Mark Greenstreet - Bellboy
- Charles Lewsen - 2nd Lord
- Stuart Saunders - 1st Lord
- John Gillett - Insp. Wyman
- Harry Lockwood West - Prof. Hardy
- Tim Swinton - Airport Attendant
- Philip Anthony - Receptionist
- Director(s):
- Will MacKenzie
- Writer(s):
- Michael J. Weithorn, Gary David Goldberg, Alan Uger
- Producer(s):
- Alan Uger, Michael J. Weithorn, Marc Lawrence
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