| PRAYERS FOR BOBBY (LIFETIME)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
1/24/09
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STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Lifetime's press release) Oscar(R) nominated and Golden Globe(R) winner Sigourney Weaver ("Aliens," "Ice Storm," "Gorillas in the Mist") has signed on to star and co-produce the Lifetime Original Movie, "Prayers for Bobby," marking her first performance in a made for television movie. Based on a true story and Leroy Aarons' book of the same name, Weaver stars as Mary Griffith, a profoundly religious wife and mother who begins to question her faith after the suicide of her beloved gay son. Ultimately, with the posthumous acceptance of her son's homosexuality, Mary becomes an advocate for the rights of gay and lesbian youth. "Prayers for Bobby" will premiere in February 2009 on Lifetime Television. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Sigourney Weaver as Mary Griffith
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Chris Taaffe as EP
· Damian Ganczewski as PROD
· Daniel Sladek as EP
· David Permut as EP
· David Steinberg as CO-PROD
· Katie Ford as WRTR
· Leroy Aarons as BOOK
· Leroy Aarons as CO-PROD
· Mary Griffith as CO-PROD
· Russell Mulcahy as DIR
· Silvio Muraglia as CO-PROD
· Stanley M. Brooks as EP
· Steve Longi as CO-PROD
· Weaver as CO-PROD
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GENRE(S):
· based on a book
· mow
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Once Upon A Time Films
· Permut Presentations
· Sladek Taaffe Productions
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