Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786300251496 Format: NTSC ISBN: 6300251497 Label: Fox Home Entertainme Manufacturer: Fox Home Entertainme Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Fox Home Entertainme Release Date: November 25, 1987 Running Time: 147 minutes Sales Rank: 6198 Studio: Fox Home Entertainme Theatrical Release Date: April 22, 1979
Rating: - This is a unforgettable movie
Carol Burnett has been known as one of America's funniest ladies, but none of her comedies can hold a candle to her performance here. This was her finest hour as a middle-aged woman whose son was killed in Veitnam by what was called "Friendly Fire". "Friendly Fire" is where soldiers shoot, and sometimes kill people on thier side. All she wants to know is what happened to her son, and she's getting hit with lies and deception, and let's not forget persecution on both sides. Ned Beatty whose debut movie was in the action/adventure classic "Deliverance" is equally spectacular in this made for tv film ... Read More
Rating: - Carol Burnett is Superb in Distinguished Drama
This is the TV movie that established Carol Burnett as an exceptionally fine dramatic actress. She gives a deeply moving portrayal of real life Iowa farmer Peg Mullen who went on a crusade to uncover the truth of her son's death in Vietnam. The scene when Peg first approaches her son's coffin is emotionally devastating. It breaks me up in tears every time I watch it. Carol received critical raves, an Emmy Award nomination as Best Actress and the People's Choice Award. Such is the power of Burnett's performance that she totally erases the image of the wonderful clown of her wildly popular 1967-1978 ... Read More
