Too Far to Go (1979)
Love and passion, anger and heartbreak, laughter and happiness, all complex textures woven into the fabric so many have come to know as marriage. For behind the seemingly comfortable well-trimmed hedges of suburban Americana, live and often love, Richard and Joan Maple. Adapted from a series of stories appearing in the New Yorker Magazine over a period of twenty three years by Pulitzer Prize winning author John Updike ("The Witches of Eastwick", "Rabbit Run"), "Too Far To Go" garnered overwhelming critical praise in its theatrical debut. With its exceptional cast, this film envelops us in a poignant, sometimes funny, sometimes exasperating journey through this most important relationship.
Director: Fielder Cook
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Michael Moriarty as Richard Maple |
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Blythe Danner as Joan Barlow Maple |
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Glenn Close as Rebecca Kuehn |
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Ken Kercheval as Jack Dennis |
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Josef Sommer as Henry Mills |
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Kathryn Walker as Marion Sales |
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Doran Clark as Judith Maple, age 19 |
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Lori Loughlin as Judith Maple, age 14 |
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Tim Holcomb as Richie Maple, age 17 |
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Mark Moring as Richie Maple, age 12 |
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Adam Storke as John Maple, age 15 |
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Jason Scott as John Maple, age 10 |
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Margaret Schultz as Margaret 'Bean' Maple, age 13 |
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Patti Dawson as Margaret 'Bean' Maple, age 8 |
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Thomas Hill as Psychiatrist |
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Alice Beardsley as Records Clerk |
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Mitch McGuire as Attorney |
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Paul Milikin as Attorney |
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John C. Becher as Judge |
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Reed Birney as Young Driver |
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John Buckwalter as Minister |
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Anne Martin as Girlfriend |
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Robert Geller as Man at Pool |
| Directing | Fielder Cook | Director |
| Writing | John Updike | Short Story |
| Writing | William Hanley | Teleplay |
| Production | Robert Geller | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chiz Schultz | Producer |
| Sound | Elizabeth Swados | Music |
| Editing | Eric Albertson | Editor |
| Art | Leon Munier | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joseph G. Aulisi | Costume Design |
| Camera | Walter Lassally | Director of Photography |
