Young john curtis is a chronic bedwetter, a fact that his overbearing mother attributes to laziness. A fourteen year old bed wetter runs home from school every day to retrieve the wet sheet his. The loneliest runner 1976 tv bed wetting michael landon films movies boys who lonely athlete nostalgia tv for entertainment purposes only madefortv a teenage boy who is a gifted athlete must cope with personal shame over his chronic bedwetting and dem. The loneliest runner is a sensitie and probing study of one of the. His mother deann mears thinks the best way to discourage the habit is to publicly display his. The loneliest runner tv movie 1976 plot summary imdb.
The loneliest runner 1976 g 1220 1976 us drama, tv movie 1h 14m user score. Nndb has added thousands of bibliographies for people, organizations, schools, and general topics, listing more than 50,000 books and 120,000 other kinds of references. The loneliest runner tv is a film directed by michael landon with lance kerwin, brian keith, deann mears, melissa sue anderson, year. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. There was a movie in the 70s where michael landon played an olympic champion runner who had a long history of bedwetting. The reallife experiences of producerdirector landon are presented in a touching and sensitive manner. Internet traffic can affect the movie speed, so if the movie slows down a lot, you may want to try again later. The loneliest runner 1976 actorwriterdirector michael landon revived an unpleasant chapter in his own past in his teleplay for the loneliest runner. Michael landon celebrity profile check out the latest michael landon photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The loneliest runner is an autobiographical madefortelevision film written, and directed by. Watching it as a parent by yourself could be a learning experience. It first aired on december 20, 1976 on nbc and starred lance kerwin, brian keith, deann mears, and landons little house on the prairie daughter, melissa sue anderson. Tortured by guilt and selfdoubt, john channels his frustration and anger into running with.
Landon himself appears in the wraparound scenes as the adult john lewis. It tells the story of a rebellious youth played by tom courtenay, sentenced to a borstal for burgling a bakery, who gains privileges in the institution through his prowess as a longdistance runner. Film production expert eve light honthaner in the complete film production handbook, focal press, 2001 p. A fourteen year old bed wetter runs home from school every day to retrieve the wet sheet his mother has hung from his bedroom window to punish him. Based on the true story of an olympic track star who, as a teenager, suffered humiliation as a bedwetter. The loneliest runner dvd michael landon rare tv movie for. Tortured by guilt and selfdoubt, john channels his frustration and anger into running with the junior high track team. The loneliest runner deserves a quality dvd release. The loneliest runner dvd michael landon rare tv movie.
Find similar and related movies for the loneliest runner 1976 michael landon on allmovie. The loneliest runner 1976 teenager john curtis lance kerwin has an embarrassing problem. The loneliness of the long distance runner film wikipedia. The loneliest runner 1976 directed by michael landon. Laut hbo wurde dieser film im jahre 1976 freigegeben. The loneliest runner 1976 posted on january 10, 2018 by gena based on a true story made for tv movies can often be neatly fit into just two categories. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Michael landon initially did various manual labor jobs before making his first appearance onscreen with i was a teenage wolf, that was widely disdained at that time but became one of the legendary films in the drivein horror genre later. The loneliest runner tv year 1976 running time 76 min.
Nbc cagily scheduled the loneliest runner s december 20, 1976 premiere in a 9. Michael landon wrote, directed, and produced this autobiographical tv movie, which doesnt have. His mother deann mears thinks the best way to discourage the habit is. He had a support role in nickelodeon 1976 and did the tv movies in the matter of karen ann quinlan 1977 and the courtmartial of george armstrong custer 1977.
He races to get there before any of his friends pass the house. The loneliest runner tv movie 1976 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Landons alter ego, yearold john curtis, is played by lance kerwin. This enforced training prepares him to become a competitive runner.
The loneliest runner is a surprisingly interesting and entertaining movie. Juvenile actor lance kerwins first regular tv stint was on the 1975 waltons clone the family holvak. The loneliest runner an uplifting story of a boys growth into manhood 1984 74 minutes feature available on vhs michael landon is the producer, director, and writer of this autobiographically themed drama that was made for television. The loneliest runner 1976 1h 14min drama, sport tv movie 20 december 1976. Keith did some westerns, the quest 1976 pilot, and joe panther 1976, and the tv movie the loneliest runner 1976. Teenager john curtis lance kerwin has an embarrassing problem. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. The movie is in three parts of about 25 minutes each. Michael landon wrote, directed, and produced this autobiographical tv movie, which doesnt have the camp value youd think it would. In michael landons madefortv movie the loneliest runner 1976, lance kerwin a blond, straighthaired boy who we all thought was the next best thing to leif garrett.
For entertainment purposes only madefortv a teenage boy who is a gifted athlete must cope with personal shame over his chronic bedwetting and. A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school. Loneliest runner part 1 loneliest runner part 2 loneliest runner part 3. Country united states director michael landon screenwriter. There are two overlapping stories here one is the search for a stolen diamond, and the other about a boxing promoter whos having trouble with a. When the series was cancelled after six weeks, 15yearold kerwin was back to freelancing in such madefortv films as amelia earhart 1975 and the loneliest runner 1976, playing a young michael landon. If your in the mood to stir up emotions, this well done and probably forgotten seventies tv movie will do it. Young john is a chronic bedwetter, a fact that his overbearing mother deanne mears attributes to laziness.
From 1976 a fourteen year old bed wetter runs home from school every day to retrieve the wet sheet his mother has hung from his bedroom window to punish him. The film was directed by tony richardson, one of the new young directors emerging from the english stage company at the royal court. Michael landons films include gods little acre, i was a teenage werewolf, high school confidential. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. The loneliest runner 1976 cast and crew teenager john curtis lance kerwin has an embarrassing problem. The loneliest runner 1976 dvd movie christmascharmgifts. Dont recall the tittle,but check imdb, landon wasnt in. The loneliest runner, movie made for tv, 1976 pictures provided by. The loneliest runner is an autobiographical madefortelevision film written, and directed by bonanza star michael landon. Within the next ten years, john is an olympic marathon runner and goldmedal winner. Snatch tells an obscure story similar to his first fastpaced crazy charactercolliding filled film lock, stock and two smoking barrels.
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