Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 0808630240793 Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Starlight Video Manufacturer: Starlight Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Starlight Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 23, 2003 Running Time: 91 minutes Sales Rank: 47268 Studio: Starlight Video Theatrical Release Date: October 30, 2000
Description: Park Overall (TV's 'Empty Nest', 'Reba') plays a mother whose son is abducted by her ex-husband who keeps the boy hidden for five years. The boy (Hairy Tale, TV's 'Geppetto') is finally returned, but he is intellectually and emotionally stunted and lacks all social skills. His adjustment to a normal life meets with failure. His mother must now make the decision of whether to give up her new husband, family and career to help her son become a normal boy again, or send her son to an institution and lose him forever. Drama. 91 Minutes.
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Rating: - Realistic drama showing the bitter side of divorce
Five-year-old Andrew lives with his mom, Gail, and stepdad, Eddie. They have fallen into a normal rhythm of life which includes allowing Andrew's natural father, Ted, visitation rights every other weekend. This weekend should have been like any other when Ted and his teenage girlfriend come to pick Andrew up. Instead, they kidnap him for five years.
As his mom and stepdad await his return they try to go on with life, having another son of their own. Then suddenly, Ted calls out of nowhere and asks Gail to meet him at a pay phone to meet Andrew. After a morning's rat race Gail and Eddie reunite with him as he gets off a bus at a local bus station. He is wearing raunchy clothes and clearly undernourished.
When they take him home the emotional damage that he's endured is painfully obvious. He doesn't trust adults but seeks comfort in his new baby half-brother, E.J. But Eddie is adamant about ... Read More
Rating: - Taming Andrew
This movie is wonderful yet heartbreaking. Park Overall,(Empty Nest), portrays Gail Carlson, a devoted and loving mother. Seth Adkins (First Do No Harm, Funky Monkey), portrays Andrew Carlson.
Gail lets her ex-husband, Ted and teenage girlfriend have Andrew for the weekend. Ted doesn't return the child as promised that evening. Agonized and stressed out, Gail and her new husband, Eddie await Andrew's arrival. However, he doesn't get back until 5 years later.
Andrew is not the same child he was. He has severe emotional problems brought on by the abuse at the hands of his real father. Gail goes to a child psychologist to get help.
Social Services is called in and and the representative wants Andrew put into a special on-campus school for disturbed and handicapped children. Gail refuses to go along with this. She does not want to lose her son again. Gail takes Andrew out of regular school ... Read More
Rating: - Taming Andrew is awesome entertainment and information.
Taming Andrew is a must see for anyone interested in child development and the consequences of the lack of guidance by a loving and responsive parent/guardian. The plot acurately portrays what took place in real life when andrew is kidnapped by his criminal father at an early age and returned about age eight. Andrew has had neither love or parenting during his captivity. It is now up to mother, who loves him very much, to make up for the lost socialization and bonding processes that are essential in those early years. Highly Recommended, without any reservation!!!
Rating: - TV movie on dvd
The sole reason for watching this film is an incredible acting performance from 10-year-old Seth Adkins. If it weren't for his abilities as an actor, this film would be a complete waste of time.
The adult roles in this film, particularily that of Park Overall, were a complete disappointment. When she tells her toddler that he's a "silly boy", I could almost hear her reading the script out loud. The same occurs when she asks her child's doctor if he can help her..... after countless visits. Perhaps this can be blamed to poor screenwriting, but the actress performing in this role did not improve in the film's weaknesses.
Moreover, the teleplay includes dialogue from Andrew at age 3 or 4, saying words and phrases that no child that age would ever say.
The first twenty minutes or so of this tv-production is filled with horrendous acting.... yet the amazing performance by young ... Read More
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