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The Boys Next Door (1996)
Directed by John Erman
“Sometimes being a little different means being a lot more wonderful.”
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie · 1h 38m
Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four developmentally disabled men: obsessive-compulsive Norman, bipolar Arnold, childlike Lucien, and schizophrenic Barry. When Jack announces his decision to leave his job, his four charges react quite unexpectedly to the news.
Cast
Nathan Lane
Norman Bulansky
Robert Sean Leonard
Barry Klemper
Tony Goldwyn
Jack Palmer
Michael Jeter
Arnold Wiggins
Courtney B. Vance
Lucien P. Singer
Mare Winningham
Sheila
Elizabeth Wilson
Mary Fremus
Richard Jenkins
Bob Klemper
Lynne Thigpen
Mrs. Tracy
Caroline Aaron
Mrs. Warren
Michael Hogan
Dr. Racine
Laura Bertram
Cashier
Crew
- Director
- John Erman
- Director of Photography
- Frank Tidy
- Original Music Composer
- John Kander
- Editor
- John W. Wheeler
- Producer
- John Erman
Details
- Release date
- 1996-02-04
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions