The Oldest Living Graduate (1980)
Henry Fonda schittert als kolonel J. C. Kincaid, knapperige patriarch van een Texaanse familie. Kincaid's zwakzinnige zoon Floyd wil in de gunst van de oude man komen, zodat hij het enorme grondbezit van de kolonel kan ontwikkelen. Floyd organiseert een feest in de hele stad waarin Kincaid wordt geprezen als de oudste nog levende afgestudeerde van een nabijgelegen militaire academie. De festiviteiten dienen alleen maar om de toch al zure Kincaid nog strijdlustiger en ellendiger te maken. Aangepast van het toneelstuk van Preston Jones uit 1974 en oorspronkelijk live uitgezonden vanuit de Southern Methodist University in Dallas op 7 april 1980.
Regiseur: Jack Hofsiss
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Henry Fonda as Col. J.C. Kincaid |
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George Grizzard as Floyd Kincaid |
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Cloris Leachman as Maureen |
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Harry Dean Stanton as Mike |
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Penelope Milford as Martha Ann |
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John Lithgow as Clarence |
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David Ogden Stiers as Major |
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Allyn Ann McLerie as Mrs. Hampton |
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Timothy Hutton as Cadet |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Weiss | Costume Design |
| Art | Bob Thurmond, Jr. | Property Master |
| Crew | Mark Hufnail | Technical Supervisor |
| Camera | Bill Landers | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tom Geren | Camera Operator |
| Production | Gareth Davies | Producer |
| Art | Fred Kolouch | Set Decoration |
| Art | David Jenkins | Production Design |
| Production | Ginny Partridge | Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Danny Franks | Lighting Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Suzan Bagdadi | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Mark S. Miller | Technical Supervisor |
| Production | Jacqueline Tone | Executive Producer's Assistant |
| Crew | Wayne Parsons | Technical Supervisor |
| Writing | Preston Jones | Theatre Play |
| Camera | Bob Highton | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jim Nielsen | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Ron Sheldon | Camera Operator |
| Production | Paul Waigner | Associate Producer |
| Crew | Dwight Adair | Dialect Coach |
| Camera | Dean Hall | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Sheila Lauder | Script Supervisor |
| Editing | Joe Bill Worthington | Editor |
| Editing | Dave Crosthwait | Editor |
| Directing | Jack Hofsiss | Director |
| Sound | Don Worsham | Sound Mixer |
| Production | David W. Rintels | Executive Producer |