The boys next door
(DVD)

Running time: 99:25.

Copyright: "c1995 Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, Inc."--End credits.

Restricted use: University of Georgia Libraries Media Department use of videocassettes only; no circulation.

Director of photography, Frank Tidy; edited by John W. Wheeler; music by John Kander; conductor & orchestrator, Michael Gibson; music editor, Dan Lieberstein; sound mixer, Bruce Carwardine; sound supervisor, Stephen Grubbs; production executive, Kathleen Straub; production coordinator, Robin Sarafinchan.

[With:] Nathan Lane (Norman Bulansky), Robert Sean Leonard (Barry Klemper), Tony Goldwyn (Jack Palmer), Michael Jeter (Arnold Wiggins), Courtney B. Vance (Lucien P. Singer), and Mare Winningham (Sheila), Elizabeth Wilson, Richard Jenkins (Mr. Klemper), Lynne Thigpen, Caroline Aaron, Michael Hogan, Laura Bertram, Martha Burns, George R. Robertson, Jenny Robertson (Mrs. Palmer).

"'The Boys Next Door' is the sensitive and often funny story about four mentally-challenged men living in a group home who are trying to survive the challenges of daily life ... Barry, a schizophrenic who imagines he is a golf pro, longs for approval from his absent father. Arnold, who is dealing with manic-depression, is ready to head to Russia whenever he feels his wishes are being ignored. Norman is just discovering what it's like to fall in love. And gentle Lucien [an African-American], the most severely retarded, does what he can to please everyone ...

"Helping them cope with the 'real world' is Jack, a social worker who has his own problems: his devotion to his job--and the 'boys'--is taking a toll on his marriage ... The all-star cast creates touchingly realistic portraits of these very special characters so the audience comes to know each one as a person, rather than just a disability."--Excerpts from the 1996 Peabody Awards entry form.

Related paper materials in the Media Department and the Hargrett Library at the University of Georgia Libraries. The Collection also has other episodes of Hallmark hall of fame. The Archives also has VHS user copy.