Raising Flagg

Plot

An elderly community handyman and notorious curmudgeon effectively isolates himself from his friends and neighbors by suing his lifelong best friend over a minor transgression in director Neal Miller's character-driven comedy drama. Flagg Purdy (Alan Arkin) is a cantankerous old coot who prides himself on principle. Despite Flagg's gruff exterior, his longtime wife, Ada (Barbara Dana), still cherishes her husband, and knows that his heart has always been in the right place. The pair's six grown children know too that their father has always meant well, even in times when his questionable parenting skills may have fallen a little on the heavy-handed side. One day, while playing his weekly game of checkers with friend and neighbor Gus Falk (Austin Pendleton), Flagg angrily accuses his nonplussed opponent of cheating. Though Gus is initially able to laugh off the accusation, the conflict soon escalates when Flagg storms into Gus' general store complaining that his friend's sheep have been relieving themselves a little too close to the well that supplies the Purdys' drinking water. When Gus retorts by pointing out that it is his well, and that the sheep are also his, the enraged Flagg responds by suing his neighbor. Though a surprise witness nets Flagg an unexpected win in the courtroom, the resulting effect that his litigious actions have on the family's already tenuous community relations soon leave his family in the lurch. Subsequently retiring to his "deathbed" and requesting the presence of his children before he bids the cruel and uncaring world a final farewell, Flagg is forced to consider that he may be more like his stubborn father than he would care to admit as, one by one, his offspring fail to bring their father back from the "brink." ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Cast

• Alan Arkin - Flagg Purdy
• Austin Pendleton - Gus Falk
• Clifton James - Ed McIvor
• Barbara Dana - Ada Purdy
• Glenne Headly - Ann Marie Purdy

Sherilyn Lawson - Paula (Ann Marie's Radio Client); Robert Blanche - Matt Durwood; Stephanie Fleming - Jenny Purdy; Stephanie Lemelin - Jenny Purdy; Melisa Kind - Lupe Rodriguez; Richard Kind - Bill Reed; Anna Stone - Bonnie Salmi; Wrick Jones - John Salmi; Joanna Johnson - Gwen Cooper; George Fosgate - Foster Cooper; Heather Lea Garrick - Friend at Courthouse; Dawn Maxey - Linette Purdy; Robert Martin Robinson - Gus' Lawyer; Jan Hoag - Judge Walker; Janet Penner - Jury Forman; Lauren Holly - Rachel Purdy; Ernie Garrett - Al Smith; Betty Moyer - Cathy Smith; Julian Lamb - Matt Durwood, Jr.; Josh Thorpe - Doug (Supermarket Punk); Chris Wright - Paul (Supermarket Punk); Daniel Quinn - Travis Purdy; Lyssa Browne - Tammy Purdy; Jordan Fry - Porter Purdy; Benjamin Lewis - Travis Purdy, Jr.; Abby Lewis - Jamie Porter; Rebecca Nachison - Melinda (Casserole Lady); Matthew Arkin - Eldon Purdy; Vana O'Brien - Edith Purdy; Cheryl Grant - Anne Marie's Friend Andrea; Sylvia Welch - Anne Marie's Friend Sarah; Anne Oxenhandler - Friend at Grange Dance; Lealon Gordon - Gus' Stock Boy Andy; Joey Lebard - Male Stand-In; Nissa Winters - Female Stand-In

Credit

Hardy James - Associate Producer, Rich Bullock - Boom Operator, Dori Zuckerman - Casting, Cathy Henderson - Casting, Megann Ratzow - Casting, Ron Leamon - Costume Designer, Paola Lamorticella - Costume Designer, Neal Miller - Director, David Howe - Editor, Paul Coyne - Editor, Ken Morrisey - Editor, Enrique Arias - Location Manager, Julian Cook - Line Producer, Les Hooper - Composer (Music Score), Alan Barcus - Composer (Music Score), David Sicotte - Production Designer, Erich Roland - Cinematographer, Neal Miller - Producer, Nancy Miller - Producer, Terry Hoffman - Sound Mixer, Neal Miller - Screenwriter, Nancy Miller - Screenwriter, Dorothy Velasco - Screenwriter, Fritz Brumder - Production Assistant, Carrie Eastman - Production Assistant, Tom Flint - Production Assistant, Adam Johnson - Production Assistant, Scott Mahon - Production Assistant, Steven McDaniels - Production Assistant, Gabe Smith - Production Assistant, Mark Togne - Production Assistant, Mark Tomlinson - Production Assistant, Carl Davis - Second Unit Camera, Wes Houle - Second Unit Camera, Debbie Betson - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Kathleen McInnes - Publicist, Mike McAuliffe - Special Effects Editor, Amy Vanderbeck - Special Effects Editor, John Kassebaum - First Assistant Camera, Cory Sorensen - First Assistant Camera, Bruce "Sarge" Fleskes - Gaffer, Ted Jackson - Grip, Pacific Grip & Lighting - Grip, Brian "Coach" Fleskes - Key Grip, Grant Geissman - Musical Performer, J. R. Averill - Musical Performer, Dick Gunn - Musical Performer, Tollak Ollestad - Musical Performer, T. Johnny Schiller - Musical Performer, Eric Sprado - Musical Performer, Kirk Steppe - Production Supervisor, David Howe - Re-Recording Mixer, Tracy Cutts - Script Supervisor, Steven Steiner - Second Assistant Director, Kevin Fletcher - Still Photographer, Heather Lea Garrick - Still Photographer, Gerard Parr - Costume/Wardrobe, Rose Barclay - Assistant Hair, Rose Barclay - Assistant Makeup, Jeffrey Paul Johnson - Assistant Properties, Steven Purcell - Best Boy Electric, Mike Hanauska - Best Boy Grip, Scott MacGregor - Construction Coordinator, Geoff Vanderhyde - Dialogue Editor, Christian Steel - Electrician, Emily Dunlap - Extra Casting, Karen Howe - Foley Artist, B. David Pratt - Key Hairstylist, E. Larry Day - Key Make-up, Philip Blackburn - Leadman, Tawni Fritz-Mcalpine - Production Accountant, Yu Karitani - Second Assistant Camera, Matt Barbee - Second Assistant Camera, Benjamin Hayden - Set Dresser, Teresa J. Tamiyasu - Set Dresser, Andrew Dixon - Set Dresser, Tracy Olson - Set Dresser, David Norris - Transportation Captain, Dan Fisher - Transportation Coordinator, Sean Fong - Set Decorator, Premiere Caterers - Craft Service/Catering, Peter Barnett - Craft Service/Catering, Jason Biggs - Craft Service/Catering, Dennis Brenhaug - Craft Service/Catering, Continental Catering - Craft Service/Catering, Larry Larson - Craft Service/Catering, James Leming - Craft Service/Catering, Lynne Fisher - Driver, Janet Gudgel - Driver, Larry Gudgel - Driver, Doug Hobart - Driver, Ed Schaeffer - Driver, Joe Solberg - Driver, Eric Solmonson - Driver, Ski Szymanski - Driver, David Howe - Foley Recordist, Steve Pape - Generator Operator, Rebecca Talbot - Production Secretary, John Banholzer - Swing Gang, Audrey Capotosta - Assistant Editor, Drew Pinniger - Properties Maker, George Reddick - Assistant Director, Ryan Austin - Carpenter, Noal Clemons - Carpenter, Brian Donnelly - Carpenter, Rick Langdahl - Carpenter, Rod Langdahl - Carpenter, Gigi Burke - Painter, Tracy Prescott - Painter, Piper Rovin - Painter, John D. Weaver - Short Story Author

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