Northern Lights (1998)
1h 51m
Running Time
July 2, 1998Release Date
Northern Lights (1998)
1h 51m
Running Time
July 2, 1998Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
A stranger's call informs Roberta that her estranged brother Frank has died in a small town under bizarre circumstances. Ben, his best friend 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.
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Cast & Crew.
Diane Keaton
Roberta Blumstein / Executive Producer
Maury Chaykin
Ben Rubadue
Joseph Cross
Jack
Kathleen York
Daphne
John Hoffman
Joe Scarlotti / Teleplay / Theatre Play
Crystal Verge
Aggie
John R. Taylor
Arthur
Sheila Patterson
Arlene
Frank C. Turner
Willard
Tom Cavanagh
Frank
Peter Wilds
Ratman
Chilton Crane
Margaret
Sheila Moore
Louise
Alexander Pollock
Bobby
Kevin Kane
Writer
Leam Blackwood
Emmet
Zahf Paroo
Young Manager
Phillip Hazel
Skipper
Brent Thomas
Production Design
Meg Ryan
Executive Producer
Robert Lantos
Executive Producer
Lesley Beale
Set Decoration
Warren Carr
Producer
Randy Chodak
Art Direction
Media.
Details.
This Movie Is About.
based on play or musical
woman director
Wiki.
Northern Lights is a 1997 drama television film based upon the 1988 stage play of the same name by John Hoffman. Directed by Linda Yellen, the film stars Diane Keaton, Maury Chaykin, Joseph Cross, and Kathleen York. It was produced for the Disney Channel and premiered on August 23, 1997. Some sources identify Northern Lights as the first Disney Channel Original Movie, 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.
Because her character was depicted as a heavy smoker, actress Diane Keaton thought production of the film was an odd choice for the Disney Channel.
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