The Last Best Year (1990)

7.7/10 96 min Drama TV Movie

Overview

Jane (Bernadette Peters) has a dizzy spell while at home. As her condition does not improve, she consults a doctor who finds that she is very ill and that she has no family to help her through this very trying time. He enlists the help of a therapist (Mary Tyler Moore) who is very hesitant to become involved in this case due to the loss she suffered as a young child. As her condition deteriorates, Jane learns how to come to terms with her past as does her therapist.

Cast

Mary Tyler Moore

Wendy Haller

Bernadette Peters

Jane Murray

Brian Bedford

Dr. Castle

Carmen Mathews

Aunt Lizzie

Kate Reid

Sister Mary Rose

Kenneth Welsh

Jerry

Erika Alexander

Amy

Dorothy McGuire

Anne

Lawrence Dane

John Dennis

Michael Hogan

Billy Haller

Michael J. Reynolds

Wisnovsky

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