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Plot

The promise made by 15-year-old Georgia boy Ricky Schroder is to his dying mother (Veronica Cartwright). Schroder vows that he'll keep his parentless family--all seven brothers--together, no matter what. He keeps his word, through starvation, deprivation and natural disaster. It says in the ads that the made-for-TV A Son's Promise was based on a true story. Real or fabricated, the film offers a good workout for your tear-ducts, even when lapsing into the Obvious.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
97min.
DVD Release Date:
12/07/2004
Director(s):
John Korty
Starring:
Rick Schroder , Donald Moffat , Veronica Cartwright , Stephen Dorff , Andrew Lowery
Themes:
Mothers and Sons,Sibling Relationships,Non-Traditional Families
Keywords:
death-in-family,deathbed-wish,family,mother,promise,son,struggle
Language:
English