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Directed by | Linda Yellen |
Produced by | Warren Carr |
Written by | John Robert Hoffman, Kevin Kane |
Starring | Diane Keaton, Maury Chaykin |
Music Composer(s) | Patrick Seymour |
Distributed by | Disney Channel |
Release date(s) | August 23, 1997 |
Running time | 111 min. |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
Northern Lights is a 1997 television film based upon the 1988 stage play of the same name by John Hoffman. It was produced for the Disney Channel and premiered on August 23, 1997. It starred Academy Award Winner Diane Keaton.
Some sources identify Northern Lights as the first Disney Channel Original Movie[1], though Northern Lights was not included in Disney Channel's 100 Original Movies celebration that aired in May–June 2016, and Disney Channel considers 1997's Under Wraps to be the first official Disney Channel Original Movie.[2]
Plot Summary[]
A stranger's call informs Roberta that her estranged brother has died in a small town under bizarre circumstances. Ben, his best buddy from college, also gets the call.
Arriving just in time for his funeral, it becomes quickly obvious to them that the little slice of small-town America in which they find themselves is like an episode of the Twilight Zone featuring Frank's eccentric friends, his amazing secrets and his stunning final request.
Both Ben and Roberta are shocked to discover that Frank not only had a child, but that he has left them responsible for his son's care. Through a series of comic events, each tries to foist off responsibility on the other.
Cast[]
- Diane Keaton - Roberta Blumstein
- Maury Chaykin - Ben Rubadue
- Joseph Cross - Jack
- Kathleen York - Daphne
- John Robert Hoffman - Joe Scarlotti
- Crystal Verge - Aggie
- John R. Taylor - Arthur
- Sheila Patterson - Arlene
- Frank C. Turner - Willard
- Thomas Cavanagh - Frank
- Peter Wilds - Ratman
- Chilton Crane - Margaret
- Sheila Moore - Louise
- Alexander Pollock - Billy
- Leam Blackwood - Emily
- Zahf Paroo - Young Manager (as Zang Haju)
- David Paul Grove - (as Beck)
- Phillip Hazel - Sterling
See also[]
Preceded by The Paper Brigade |
Disney Channel Original Movies | Succeeded by Under Wraps |
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References[]
- ↑ Grant, Stacey (June 15, 2016). "Why Is The Disney Channel Original Movie Marathon Missing One Major Film?". MTV News. Retrieved March 16, 2017. The 1997 film Northern Lights, which is widely considered to be the first Disney Channel Original Movie, is not on the list. Some fans, however, peg the DCOM Under Wraps, about a mummy brought back to life, as the first-ever DCOM. Either way, Under Wraps is certainly more well-known than Northern Lights, which starred Diane Keaton."
- ↑ Snetiker, Marc (June 22, 2016). "Disney Channel Original Movies: 12 little-known stories". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 26, 2016. Disney Channel considers 1997's Under Wraps as its first official DCOM...