A Son's Promise (1990)

6.4/10 95 min TV Movie Drama Family

Overview

An iron-willed Georgia boy accepts the burden of a man on his young shoulders. Fifteen-year-old Terry O'Kelly is fatherless and his remaining parent, his mother, is dying. Anguished, the soon-to-be orphan makes a surprising grown-up decision: Terry promises to care for his six brothers and vows to keep the family together. Steadfast to his word, Terry takes on the struggles of parenthood, which yields some difficult and unpleasant surprises.

Cast

Andrew Lowery

Tommy O'Kelly

Stephen Dorff

Charles O'Kelly

Rick Schroder

Terry O'Kelley

Veronica Cartwright

Dorothy Donaldson

Boyd Gaines

Dan Weston

Donald Moffat

Paw Paw

Dan Biggers

Judge Pettus

Danny Nelson

Judge McLauren

Andy Stahl

Principal

Joe Inscoe

Tom Donaldson

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