Thicker Than Blood
Film poster
Written byBill Cain
Directed byRichard Pearce
StarringMickey Rourke
Dan Futterman
Carlo Alban
Lauren Vélez
Josh Mostel
Rosanna DeSoto
Music byMark Adler
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerMichael Hausman
CinematographyNancy Schreiber
EditorMark Warner
Running time95 minutes
Production companiesSarabande Productions
TNT
Original release
Release1998 (1998)

Thicker Than Blood is a 1998 American made for TV drama film directed by Richard Pearce and starring Mickey Rourke, Dan Futterman and Carlo Alban.[1][2] It won an ALMA Award for Outstanding Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series in 1999.[3]

Synopsis

Griffin Byrne is a newly assigned teacher to a Catholic high school in an inner-city near slum neighbourhood of New York, which is run down by headmaster Father Frank Larkin. There, he meets and tries to help Lee Cortez, a smart boy from a poor and troubled family. Lee has a good heart and artistic skills, but is constantly dragged down by his social environment and about to leave the school. Byrne's struggle to help Lee reflects the struggles and difficulties which the school is being subjected to every day.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Todd Everett (June 1, 1998). "Review: 'Thicker Than Blood'". Variety. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. ^ Howard Rosenberg (May 30, 1998). "TNT's 'Thicker Than Blood' Is Mostly From Old School". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  3. ^ Awards for Thicker Than Blood IMDb

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Films directed by Richard Pearce
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