Promise

• Director: Glenn Jordan
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Psychological Drama, Family Drama
• Themes: Mental Illness, Sibling Relationships
• Release Year: 1986
• Country: US
• Run Time: 96 minutes

Plot

Promise represented the first of several momentous TV-movie teamings of James Garner and James Woods. Garner plays an affable middle-aged salesman. When his mother dies, Garner is compelled to fulfill his long-ago promise to her: to look after his schizophrenic younger brother Woods. What begins as a fitfully painful experience for both men culminates with an unexpected, powerful climax, predicated by a memory-laden fishing trip. Piper Laurie co-stars as an old flame of Garner who finds herself a compassionate spectator to the troubled and bizarrely touching relationship between the two long-estranged brothers. Written by Richard Friedenberg, The Promise premiered December 14, 1986. Emmy awards were bestowed upon James Woods, Piper Laurie, Richard Friedenberg, director Glenn Jordan, and the film itself. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Michael Alldredge; James Garner; Peter Michael Goetz; Piper Laurie; Alan Rosenberg; James Woods

Credit

Paul Rubell - Associate Producer, Richard Friedenberg - Co-producer, Gale Parker-Smith - Costume Designer, Glenn Jordan - Director, Paul Rubell - Editor, James Garner - Executive Producer, Peter K. Duchow - Executive Producer, David Shire - Composer (Music Score), Gayne Rescher - Cinematographer, Richard Friedenberg - Screenwriter

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