The Boys Next Door

• Director: John Erman
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Message Movie, Ensemble Film
• Themes: Living With Disability
• Main Cast: Tony Goldwyn, Michael Jeter, Nathan Lane, Robert Sean Leonard, Mare Winningham
• Release Year: 1996
• Run Time: 104 minutes

Plot

This made-for-television Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation is based on the play of the same name by Tom Griffin. Nathan Lane, Robert Sean Leonard, Michael Jeter, and Courtney P. Vance star as four men with various mental challenges who try to carve out lives for themselves as they share a home under the guidance of a social worker (Tony Goldwyn). Mare Winningham was nominated for an Emmy Award for her co-starring role. ~ Bernadette McCallion, All Movie Guide

Cast

Caroline Aaron; Tony Goldwyn - Jack Palmer; Richard Jenkins; Michael Jeter - Arnold Wiggins; Nathan Lane - Norman Bulansky; Robert Sean Leonard - Barry Klemper; George R. Robertson; Jenny Robertson; Lynne Thigpen; Courtney Vance - Lucien P. Singer; Mare Winningham - Sheila; Elizabeth Wilson - Mary Fremus; Martha Burns; Michael Hogan

Credit

Christopher Cook - Co-producer, Donald P.H. Eaton - First Assistant Director, John Erman - Director, John W. Wheeler - Editor, Richard Welsh - Executive Producer, Michael Gibson - Musical Direction/Supervision, Patricia Green - Makeup, Frank Tidy - Cinematographer, John Erman - Producer, Brent Shields - Producer, Karen Bromley - Set Designer, Bruce Carwardine - Sound/Sound Designer, David E. Fluhr - Sound/Sound Designer, Stephen Grubbs - Sound/Sound Designer, William Blinn - Screenwriter, Tom Griffin - Play Author