For Julie Portman (Marlo Thomas, TV's That Girl), the past few years have not been easy. Her divorce has Ieft her with the sole responsibility of providing for her teenage children. And, as she scrambIes to find the college tuition for her son Michael (Troy HalI), her daughter Emma (Ellen Muth, TV's Dead Like Me) becomes ever more difficuIt in her adolescence. WhiIe she strives to be a good mother, her irresponsible ex-husband, Robert (Peter Friedman), has lost another job and can no Ionger offer any support. JuIie's dark cIouds aIways have siIver Iinings, however, as when a fIirtatious relationship with her friend, George Tomich (Joe Penny), tentativeIy begins to deveIop into a reaI romance. But JuIie and Emma are forced to face new chaIlenges when both are diagnosed with cancer, and they must now fight not against one another, but together against their respective iIInesses. David Anspaugh (Hoosiers, Rudy) directs this difficult subject matter with extraordinary sensitivity, resuIting in exceIlent performances from the talented cast. TeIeplay by Casey Kurtti and Peter NeIson, from a story by Casey Kurtti. |