• Genre: Drama
• Themes: Living With Disability
• Director: Richard Michaels
• Main Cast: Sally Struthers, James Woods, Titos Vandis, Penny Santon
• Release Year: 1979
• Country: US
• Run Time: 100 minutes

Plot

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 Jonah's mother (Sally Struthers) and father (James Woods) struggle to establish communication from their withdrawn son.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. And Your Name is Jonah is proof enough that Sally Struthers once had potential for greatness, and confirmation that James Woods was on the right artistic track as early as 1979. 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, All Movie Guide

Cast

• Titos Vandis - Grandpa
• Penny Santon - Grandma
• Sally Struthers - Jenny Corelli
• James Woods - Danny Corelli

Ruth Manning - Mrs.Marquardt; Jeff Bravin - Jonah; Lee Kessler - Audiologist; Antony Ponzini - Larry; Bernard Bragg - Paul; Rose Barbato - Carmen; Paula Shaw - Ann; Tracee Lyles - Aide; Dick Rossner - Intern; Michael Muller - Teacher; Hilary Martin - Teacher; Michael Griswold - Dr. Tibbs; Billy Seago - Woody; Robert Davi - Dickie; Randee Heller - Connie; Kathleen Hughes - Nurse Hubert; Jeremy Licht - Tommy; Robin Pearson Rose - Kate; Erica Yohn - Jenny's Mother; Jeffrey Bravis

Credit

Michael Bortman - Screenwriter; Charles Fries - Executive Producer; Fred Karlin - Composer (Music Score); Richard Michaels - Director; David Myers - Cinematographer; Sol Negrin - Cinematographer; David Newhouse - Editor; Stanley Crea Rubin - Producer; Norman Felton - Producer; Peter M. Wooley - Art Director