Summer's End is a 1999 drama television film directed by Helen Shaver (in her directorial debut) from a screenplay by Grant Scharbo and Jim Thompson, based on a story by Scharbo.[1] The film tells the story of two teenage brothers who have lost their father, one of which befriends an African-American physician facing racial prejudice in a small town in Georgia.

Summer's End
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Screenplay byGrant Scharbo
Jim Thompson
Story byGrant Scharbo
Directed byHelen Shaver
StarringJames Earl Jones
Jake LeDoux
Brendan Fletcher
Wendy Crewson
ComposerLawrence Shragge
Country of originCanada
United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersGina Matthews
Frank Siracusa
Connie Tavel
Patrick Whitley
CinematographyAndreas Poulsson
EditorRick Martin
Running time107 minutes
Production companyTemple Street Productions
Original release
NetworkShowtime
ReleaseJanuary 30, 1999 (1999-01-30)

The film premiered on Showtime on January 30, 1999.[2] It received nominations for four Daytime Emmy Awards, and won for best children's special and also best actor (James Earl Jones).[3][4]

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A young boy (Jake LeDoux), still grieving over his father's death, befriends a retired physician (James Earl Jones), the former chief of cardiology at an Atlanta hospital who has returned to his hometown in North Georgia where he had a traumatic boyhood; but racial intolerance in the local, predominantly white, lakeside community ends up souring the relationship.[5][6][7]

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References

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  1. ^ "Summer's End". TCM - Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
  2. ^ TV Guide. February 26-March 4, 1999. pg. 96.
  3. ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. Page 539. ISBN 9780810863781.
  4. ^ "20 Famous Actors Who Have Won Grammys Too". 13 July 2018.
  5. ^ Martin, Mick and Marsha Porter (2000). Video Movie Guide 2001. Ballantine Books. Page 1063. ISBN 9780345420992.
  6. ^ Martin, Mick and Marsha Porter (2004). DVD and Video Guide 2005. Ballantine Books. Page 1077. ISBN 9780345449955.
  7. ^ Roberts, Jerry (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. Page 539. ISBN 9780810863781.
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