Directed by:
Robert Michael LewisScreenplay:
Scott SwantonCinematography:
Stephen W. GrayComposer:
Charles FoxCast:
James Farentino, Tess Harper, Bridgette Andersen, Burt Young, Louise Fletcher, Dennis Haysbert, Molly Cheek, Dennis Fimple, Taylor Lacher, Alice SpivakPlots(1)
When a young deaf boy meets an orangutan who knows sign language, their worlds are changed forever in this heartwarming family film. Toby stopped speaking when a terrible disease made him deaf. His family still hopes they will hear his voice again someday.....but they can't convince him to try. And then Casey comes along! The kind-hearted orangutan is accidentally released from captivity, and finds his way into Toby's life. Nobody believes Tony's made friends with a "gorilla" until Casey scares away a pack of bullies- and he's captured like wild animal! Discover the special friendship between a boy and an orangutan who have a lot in common in what is truly a Summer To Remember. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
James Farentino
USA
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (1979) (TV movie)
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV movie)
Tess Harper
USA
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
Bridgette Andersen
USA
Best movies:
Nightmares (1983)
Burt Young
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Rocky (1976)
Chinatown (1974)
Louise Fletcher
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
The Player (1992)
Dennis Haysbert
USA
Best movies:
Heat (1995)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
Jarhead (2005)
Molly Cheek
USA
Best movies:
Smoke Signals (1998)
American Reunion (2012)
American Pie (1999)
Dennis Fimple
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) (series)
I Know My First Name Is Steven (1989) (TV movie)
Taylor Lacher
USA
Best movies:
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
W.B., Blue and the Bean (1989)
Mr. Majestyk (1974)
Alice Spivak
USA
Best movies:
Another Woman (1988)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
Stardust Memories (1980)