The Acorn People

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Title: The Acorn People
Year: 1981
Directors: Joan Tewkesbury
Writers: Ron Jones (book) Joan Tewkesbury (writer)
Actors: Ted Bessell | Cloris Leachman | Dolph Sweet | Cheryl Anderson | LeVar Burton | Shawn Timothy Kennedy | Mark Gear | Tim Stone | Patrick Lewis | Jay Rowell | Christian McIntire | Paul Davis | Kate Finlayson | Kimo Schulze | Gary Jochimsen
Rating: 6.6 | 25 votes
Languages: English
Color: Color
Country: USA
Company: NBC Entertainment
Genres: Drama | Family
Plot:
An unemployed teacher becomes a counselor at a summer camp for severely disabled children.
Trivia:
  • Most, if not all, of the children who acted in this movie were from The Bachman Recreation Center of Dallas TX. It is a learning and activity center for handicapped persons.
  • Shawn Timothy Kennedy (“Voicebox Charlie”) could actually talk. The twins in the unloading scene are his real-life brothers.
  • The only one of the children who was not physically challenged in real life was Christian McIntire who played the role of Hobson. Mr. McIntire has gone on to become a writer, director and producer after leaving the acting field.
Drama, Family

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