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No Place Like Home

Name: No Place Like Home
Genre: drama, tv movie
Released: 1989-12-03
Duration: 90 min
Cast: Christine Lahti, Jeff Daniels, Scott Marlowe, CCH Pounder, Kathy Bates

1989 · 1h 30m

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What is it about? No Place Like Home

A Pittsburgh apartment superintendent loses his job and home when the apartment building where he lives and works at is suddenly destroyed by fire. Daniel and his family moves in with his brother but that doesn't last for long due to the two families not getting along with each other. The family moves from rundown hotels to homeless shelters as Daniel searches work as a electrician while his wife takes waitress jobs to try to make ends meet.

Genres: drama, tv movie.

Cast and crew No Place Like Home

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Creators

Directed byLee Grant
ScreenplayAra Watson
ScreenplaySam Blackwell
MusicCharles Gross
CinematographyTony Pierce-Roberts
CinematographyLaszlo George
EditingRick Shaine

Full cast and crew34 cast members, 32 crew

Cast:

Christine Lahti · Zan Cooper
Jeff Daniels · Mike Cooper
Scott Marlowe · Eddie Cooper
CCH Pounder · Prue
Kathy Bates · Bonnie Cooper
Anne Pitoniak · Opal
Lantz Landry · David Cooper
Kyndra Joy Casper · Tina Cooper
Steve Rankin · Frank
Rick Aviles · J.J.
Ernest Eyth · Tomaso
Helena Ruoti · Missy
Michael Hume · Clyde
Marcia Haufrecht · Hilda
Joey Shea · Donnie
Brandon Greene · Jason
G. Ross Berger · Man in Line
David Early · Crack Addict
James R. Chapman · Sledge
Leonard Kelly-Young · Dealer
Larry John Meyers · Principal
Bill Dalzell · Joe - Boss
Rick Applegate · Policeman
Maggie Stewart · Policewoman
William Cameron · Fireman Johnson
Ann Muffly · Woman in Soup Kitchen
Aisha Jordan · Toya
Lamont Arnold · Crack Addict
Greg Funk · Crack Addict
Susan Chapek · Crack Addict
Catherine Butterfield · City Worker
John W. Iwanonkiw · Homeless Man on Steps
M. Nagel · Registrar
Robert Wanless · Joe

Crew:

Rick Shaine · Editor
Doug Kraner · Production Design
Carol Oditz · Costume Design
Donna Belajac · Casting
Amy Lippman · Producer
Christopher Keyser · Producer
Joseph Feury · Producer
Lee Grant · Director
Ara Watson · Writer
Sam Blackwell · Writer
Tony Pierce-Roberts · Director of Photography
Laszlo George · Director of Photography
Charles Gross · Original Music Composer

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Details No Place Like Home

First theatrical release: December 3, 1989
Release in the US: December 3, 1989
Country: United States

Original language: English

Frequently asked questions

How long is No Place Like Home?

1h 30m (90 minutes).

Who’s in No Place Like Home?

Christine Lahti, Jeff Daniels, Scott Marlowe, CCH Pounder, Kathy Bates, Anne Pitoniak, Lantz Landry, Kyndra Joy Casper, Steve Rankin, and Rick Aviles. Directed by Lee Grant.

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