Redwood Curtain
6.2 /10 1 Votes
Director John Korty Sequel Journey Duration Language English | 6/10 IMDb Genre Drama Cinematography Ronnie Taylor Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date April 23, 1995 (1995-04-23) (Television debut) Based on Redwood Curtain
by Lanford Wilson Writer Lanford Wilson (play), Michael De Guzman (teleplay) Cast Jeff Daniels (Lyman Fellers), Lea Salonga (Geri Riordan), Debra Monk (Geneva, Laird's Sister), Catherine Hicks (Julia Riordan), John Lithgow (Laird Riordan), Shirley Douglas (Schyler Noyes)Similar movies Related John Korty movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concert pianist Gerri Riordan (Lea Salonga) was fathered by an American soldier and born to a Vietnamese mother. Adopted by Laird (John Lithgow) and Julia (Catherine Hicks), Gerri grows increasingly curious about who her father was. After hard-drinking Laird dies, Gerri decides to learn more about her past by visiting Geneva (Debra Monk), Lairds sister, who lives in Californias Redwood Forest. There she spies Vietnam veteran Lyman Fellers (Jeff Daniels) and becomes convinced hes her father.
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Redwood Curtain is a 1995 American dramatic TV movie created by Hallmark Hall of Fame, and directed by John Korty based upon the 1993 Broadway play of the same name by Lanford Wilson. Starring Jeff Daniels, Lea Salonga, Debra Monk and John Lithgow, the film debuted on ABC on April 23, 1995.
Background
Redwood Curtain was filmed in Northern California. The film was adapted by Ed Namzug and based upon Lanford Wilsons 1993 play of the same name. Hallmark brought Debra Monk, who was part of the original stage production, to the telefilm to reprise her role of Geneva Riordan.
Synopsis
In her search for her biological father, an Amerasian piano prodigy comes to Californias redwood forests to an area populated by Vietnam veterans unable to reintegrate into society.
Cast
Reception
Variety noted that the original stage play was a "spookily amorphous affair", and that it included an "edgy, funny performance by Debra Monk." Of the television film, they called it a "ponderous, cliche-riddled adaptation", with a performance by Monk that suffered in her character having her "spirit drained". Conversely, they commended director John Korty in his drawing "a nicely restrained performance out of John Lithgow".
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References
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