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A Son's Promise (1990)
An iron-willed Georgia boy accepts the burden of a man on his young shoulders. Fifteen-year-old Terry O'Kelly is fatherless and his remaining parent, his mother, is dying. Anguished, the soon-to-be orphan makes a surprising grown-up decision: Terry promises to care for his six brothers and vows to keep the family together. Steadfast to his word, Terry takes on the struggles of parenthood, which yields some difficult and unpleasant surprises.
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An iron-willed Georgia boy accepts the burden of a man on his young shoulders. Fifteen-year-old Terry O'Kelly is fatherless and his remaining parent, his mother, is dying. Anguished, the soon-to-be orphan makes a surprising grown-up decision: Terry promises to care for his six brothers and vows to keep the family together. Steadfast to his word, Terry takes on the struggles of parenthood, which yields some difficult and unpleasant surprises.
Rating:NR
Genre:TV Movie, Drama, Family
Written By:
In Theaters:3/5/1990
Box Office:
Runtime:95 minutes
Studio:Marian Rees Associates
Cast
John Korty
Director
Andrew Lowery
Tommy O'Kelly
Stephen Dorff
Charles O'Kelly
Ricky Schroder
Terry O'Kelley
David Andrews
Wayne O'Kelley
Veronica Cartwright
Dorothy Donaldson
Boyd Gaines
Dan Weston
Donald Moffat
Paw Paw
Ryan Marshall
David O'Kelley
Trey Yearwood
Jeff O'Kelley
Peirce Baehr
Michael O'Kelley
Grayson Fricke
Jason O'Kelley
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