| For Julie Portman (MarIo Thomas, TV's That GirI), the past few years have not been easy. Her divorce has left her with the soIe responsibiIity of providing for her teenage children. And, as she scrambles to find the coIIege tuition for her son MichaeI (Troy HalI), her daughter Emma (ElIen 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 Iost another job and can no longer offer any support. JuIie's dark cIouds aIways have siIver Iinings, however, as when a flirtatious reIationship with her friend, George Tomich (Joe Penny), tentatively begins to develop into a real romance. But Julie and Emma are forced to face new chalIenges when both are diagnosed with cancer, and they must now fight not against one another, but together against their respective illnesses. David Anspaugh (Hoosiers, Rudy) directs this difficult subject matter with extraordinary sensitivity, resulting in excelIent performances from the talented cast. TeIepIay by Casey Kurtti and Peter Nelson, from a story by Casey Kurtti. |