The Yarn Princess Movie Review 1994

With her family threatened by separation, mentally retarded Marjorie Thomas (Smart) must prove to state authorities that she has the ability to take care of her six sons when husband Jake (Pastorelli) falls victim to severe schizophrenia. Boutsikaris plays Smart's defense lawyer. Average made for TV movie about a handicapped woman beating the odds.

Distribution

Facets Multimedia, Inc., 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., Chicago, IL 60614, Phone: (773)281-9075, Toll-free: 800-331-6197, Fax: (773)929-5437, Email: sales@facets.org, URL: http://www.facets.org

Available on VHS
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Tearjerkers, Mental Retardation, Family Ties

Screenplay

Dalene Young

Cast

Jean Smart, Robert Pastorelli, Dennis Boutsikaris, Peter Crook

Director

Tom McLoughlin