Because He's My Friend (1978)
- Director(s):
- Ralph Nelson
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Because He's My Friend was directed for Australian television by American TV veteran Ralph Nelson. Karen Black and Keir Dullea play the parents of a mentally retarded teenager (superbly played by Warwick Poulson). The boy's condition effects the marriage both adversely and positively. The film takes on a happier aura when a normal teenager becomes the handicapped boy's close friend. Because He's My Friend is an effective companion piece to the like-vintage Australian TV movie Tim, as well as the 1977 ABC Afterschool Special presentation Hewitt's Just Different. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Kevin Howard - Officer No. 1
- Tom McCarthy - Sam
- Barbara Stephens - Meg
- Tony Wager - Navy Doctor
- Don Reid - Commander Lacey
- Karen Black - Anne
- Michael Long - Matt
- Ray Meagher - Kevin
- Jack Thompson - Geoff
- Tom Oliver - Ian
- Keir Dullea - Eric
- Director(s):
- Ralph Nelson
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