Celebration Family
| Celebration Family | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Directed by | Robert Day |
| Starring | James Read Stephanie Zimbalist |
| Music by | Fred Karlin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Robert M. Sertner Frank von Zerneck |
| Cinematography | Steven Shaw |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Production company | Von Zerneck-Samuels Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | May 24, 1987 |
Celebration Family (1987) is a made for television drama film. It is based on the real story of a married couple, James and Janet Marston, who, after discovering that they are not able to have more children naturally, start to adopt instead. The result was a family of sixteen children, who were often sick, disabled or suffered from behavioural problems.
Starring
- James Read as James Marston
- Stephanie Zimbalist as Janet Marston
- Royce D. Applegate as Shawn
- Ed Begley, Jr. as Jake Foreman
- Olivia Burnette as Ellie
- Anne Haney as Judge Gelson
- Vaughn Tyree Jelks as Ricky
- Diane Ladd as Mrs. Heflin
Trivia
Olivia Burnette was nominated in 1988 for the Young Artist Awards as the Best Young Actress Under Ten Years of Age in Television or Motion Pictures.
External links
Categories:
- 1987 television films
- 1987 films
- 1987 drama films
- American Broadcasting Company original films
- Films directed by Robert Day
- American drama television films
- American films based on actual events
- 1987 English-language films
- English-language drama films
- English-language television films
- American drama television film stubs