The Thanksgiving Promise (1986)
1h 30m
Running Time
November 23, 1986Release Date
The Thanksgiving Promise (1986)
1h 30m
Running Time
November 23, 1986Release Date
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Plot.
A teenage boy is torn between his love for an injured Canadian goose that he has found and his agreement to fatten and kill it for an approaching Thanksgiving dinner for his neighbors.
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Cast & Crew.
Beau Bridges
Hank Tilby
Lloyd Bridges
Stewart Larson
Millie Perkins
Lois Tilby
Jordan Bridges
Travis Tilby
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Sheryl
Ed Lauter
Coach Gruniger
Anne Haney
Mrs. Sudsup
Peter N. Johnson
Writer
Blaine Yorgason
Writer
Bill Calvert
Jason Tilby
Beau Dremann
Alec
Jason Bateman
Steve Tilby
Jason Naylor
Arnold
Mark H. Ovitz
Producer
Jessica Puscas
Jenni Tilby
Joshua Bryant
Sam the Vet
Zero Hubbard
Jeff
Tina Caspary
1st Girl
Scott Nemes
1st Boy
Kiblena Peace
Emily
Mark Clayman
Tommy
Dorothy Dean Bridges
Aggie Larson
Allan Dietrich
Square Dance Caller
Lucinda Jany
Neighbor Lady
Leonard P. Geer
Old Man
Jeff Bridges
Neighbor
Mel Ferrer
Executive Producer
Ida Random
Production Design
Fred J. Koenekamp
Director of Photography
Bruce Broughton
Original Music Composer
Ethel Robins Richards
Set Decoration
William Ware Theiss
Costume Design
Penny Ellers
Casting
James T. Heckert
Editor
Craig Holyoak
Teleplay
Joyce Robinson
Casting
Brenton Yorgason
Novel
Glenn L. Anderson
Teleplay
Details.
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Wiki.
The Thanksgiving Promise is a 1986 American drama television film starring and directed by Beau Bridges, based on the 1983 young adult novel Chester, I Love You by Blaine Yorgason and Brenton Yorgason. It was produced by Walt Disney Television, and originally aired November 23, 1986 as a presentation of The Disney Sunday Movie on ABC.