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[ Cast ] [ Crew ] [ Production Company ] [ Technical Information ]
[ Soundtrack ] [ Reviews ] [ Trivia ] Cast | Helen Hayes | Emma Long | | Fred Astaire | Ted Long | | Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | Mike Long | | Pat Crowley | Carol Long | | Patty Duke Astin | Wendy | | Brad Rearden | Scott Long | | Ford Rainey | Mr. Case | | Kim Hamilton | Paula | | R.Phillip R. Allen | Dr. Russo | | Karl Held | Al | | Lanna Saunders | Mrs. Lovell | | Belinda Palmer | Rhonda | | Miiko Taka | Mrs. Taka | | David Haskell | House Painter | | R. Norwood Smith | Wes Allen | | Charles Walker | Aide | | Gary Swanson | Instructor | | Gail Landry | Candy Striper | | Matthew Tobin | Dr. Chisholm | | Nolan Leary | Mr. Willy | | Ernestine Barrier | Mrs. Willy | | Owen Cunningham | Frank | | Bob Marsic | Dave | | Peter Rich | Florist | | Jon Montoya | Waiter |
Crew | Director | David Lowell Rich | | Producer | Ross Hunter | | | Jacque Mapes | | | Marvin Miller (Associate) | | Cinematographer | Joseph F. Biroc | | Screenplay | Gerald Di Pego | | Editor | Richard Bracken | | Assistant Editor | Edilberto Cruz | | Casting | Millie Gusse | | Casting Assistant | Nancy E. Barr | | Art Direction | E. Preston Ames | | Set Decoration | Richard D. Kent | | Costume Design | Guy C. Verhille | | Makeup Artist | Michael Germain | | Hair Stylist | Gladys Witten | | | | | Unit Production Manager | Marvin Miller | | Executive In Charge Of Production | Alicia Rivera Frankl | | Production Coordinator | Nancy E. Barr | | First Assistant Director | David Shamroy Hamburger | | Second Assistant Director | William P. Scott | | Property Master | William Dietz | | | Sam Lorenzo | | Sound Mixer | Alan Bernard | | Music Editor | John C. Hammell | | Sound Editor | Anthony Ippolito | | Special Effects | William Knapp | | Script Supervisor | Wendy Atterbury | | Location Manager | Frawley Becker | | Still Photographer | John Gereghty | | Driver Captain | James Langhorne | | Gaffer | Richard McConihay | | Camera Operator | Arnold L. Rich | | Key Grip | Fred Russell | | Costumer: Women | Edna Taylor | | Costumer: Men | Glenn Wright | | Comptroller | Val Taylor | | Technical Advisor | Dorothy Vitale |
Production Company Paramount Television Technical Information | Premiere: | 9 April 1978 | | Runtime: | 120 minutes | | Country: | USA | | Language: | English | | Color: | Color |
Soundtrack Original Music by Harry Mancini | | "Hello! My Baby"
Written by Joseph E. Howard and Ida Emerson |
Reviews - Hollywood Reporter, 4.7.78 Earl Davis: “It’s about time someone decided that the aged also deserve dramatic representation on the TV screen and it’s their aspirations that form the foundation of A Family Upside Down…There’s a commendable individually to the performers here that’s as much as compliment to the actors as the characters they carve. Hayes is honorable, Astaire thoughtful. Crowley considerate …the worthiest characterization comes from Astin, who shades her left-out daughter with many conflicting levels.
- Los Angeles Times, 4.9.78 Cecil Smith: “Never, I think, has Astaire been more impressive in a straight dramatic part …Though Helen Hayes is, as always, a flawless performer, and there is strong support from Zimbalist, Pat Crowley, Patty Duke Astin and, particularly, young Brad Reardon as a teen-age grandson, it’s Astaire’s movie.”
Trivia · Astaire won an Emmy award for his performance: “Out standing Lead Actor ina Drama or Comedy Special, Helen Hayes, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. and Patty Duke Astin were also nominated for their performances, as was cinematographer Joseph Biroc. · Ross Hunter, known for his extravagant film productions (Madame X, Imitation of Life, Flower Drum Song, etc.), tried his hand at producing telefilms for the first time with partner Jacques Mapes. Astaire and Haynes (1900-1993), who shared a long friendship since being child performers together: “We’ve known each other forever,’ said Astaire,’ and we’ve talked about doing something together over the years. This is really an outgrowth of a discussion we had many years ago. On the first day on the set, I told Helen: ‘It’s taken 50 years, but we’ve finally made it, kid. (B281). Hayes had once tried to get Astaire to play “Puck” in a stage version of a Midsummer Night’s Dream (P7) · While shooting publicity photos for the film, Astaire refused to follow the photographer’s instructions to put his head closer to Hayes’. “You don’t have to hang all over someone you love. I’ve always hated those photos. I think it’s phony. These are two people who love each other very deeply and have been married a long time, but they don’t always display it. I don’t like to see overt displays of affection, even among young people. It’s in bad taste.” (B 249).
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