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Summer's End is a 1999 drama television film directed by Helen Shaver (in her directorial debut) from a screenplay by Grant Scharbo and Jim Thompson, based on a story by Scharbo.[1] The film tells the story of two teenage brothers who have lost their father, one of which befriends an African-American physician facing racial prejudice in a small town in Georgia.

The film premiered on Showtime on January 30, 1999.[2] It received nominations for four Daytime Emmy Awards, and won for best children's special and also best actor (James Earl Jones).[3][4]

Plot

A young boy (Jake LeDoux), still grieving over his father's death, befriends a retired physician (James Earl Jones), the former chief of cardiology at an Atlanta hospital who has returned to his hometown in North Georgia where he had a traumatic boyhood; but racial intolerance in the local, predominantly white, lakeside community ends up souring the relationship.[5][6][7]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Summer's End". TCM - Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  2. ^ TV Guide. February 26-March 4, 1999. pg. 96.
  3. ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. Page 539. ISBN 9780810863781.
  4. ^ "20 Famous Actors Who Have Won Grammys Too". 13 July 2018.
  5. ^ Martin, Mick and Marsha Porter (2000). Video Movie Guide 2001. Ballantine Books. Page 1063. ISBN 9780345420992.
  6. ^ Martin, Mick and Marsha Porter (2004). DVD and Video Guide 2005. Ballantine Books. Page 1077. ISBN 9780345449955.
  7. ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. Page 539. ISBN 9780810863781.


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