Julia McIlvaine Movies
- 2001
Filmed under such working titles as American Wreck and Community Center, the half-hour CBS sitcom Danny starred Daniel Stern in the title role. Recently separated from his spouse, the 40-year-old Danny apprehensively dipped back into the dating pool, putting him on the same social plane as his two teenaged kids, Sally (Julia McIlvane) and Henry (Jon Foster). In addition, Danny continued to face the daily challenges of running the local community recreation center. Joely Fisher co-starred as Danny's ex-wife Molly, for whom the hero still carried a torch. Executive produced by Home Improvement's Howard J. Morris, Danny premiered on September 28, 2001, its original September 21 debut date preempted by ongoing coverage of the World Trade Center bombing. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Daniel Stern, Julia McIlvaine, (more)
Made for television, A Christmas Memory is adapted from the wistful short story by Truman Capote, previously filmed in 1967 as a one-hour episode of ABC Stage 67. Capote himself narrated the original version, in which he recalled his lonely childhood and the strong bond between himself and his simple-minded older cousin Sook, a role brilliantly essayed in 1967 by Geraldine Page. The remake stars Patty Duke as Sook, with whom young Buddy (Eric Lloyd) (the Capote character) lives during one memorable Depression Christmas while his divorced (and detached) mother and father are otherwise occupied. Looked after by her unmarried sisters Jennie (Piper Laurie) and Callie (Anita Gillette), the warm, unfailingly cheerful Sook busies herself with preparing Christmas fruitcakes for everyone she can think of--including President Roosevelt and Jean Harlow!--and, with the innocence of the eternal child, she allows the impressionable Buddy into her own private world. When the time comes for Sook and Buddy to be separated, he prefers to remain with her. . .a decision, alas, that is not his to make. Bereft of Capote's eloquent narration, and including several subplot intrigues not to be found in the original short story, A Christmas Memory is a game effort, but in the end falls short of the 1967 classic. The remake aired December 21, 1997 on CBS. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eric Lloyd, Patty Duke, (more)
