Barbara Wyatt-Hollis is an English professor who begins to experience the effects of Alzheimer's. The film documents her decline and the emotional turmoil it causes for her. It also shows how the changes impact her husband, George, and their children. The film also looks at the process by which families can be educated and supported to deal with the impact of the disease, as well as what is done for those afflicted.
Cast
Joanne Woodward
Barbara Wyatt-Hollis
Richard Kiley
George Hollis
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Lorraine Wyatt
Jim Metzler
Tom Hollis
Jordan Charney
Marvin Langdon
Jerry Hardin
Dave McDonough
Marilyn Jones
Helen Hollis
Caroline Lagerfelt
Liz Shaw
Charles Levin
Dr. Raymond Sawyer
Craig Richard Nelson
Richard Vogt
Ron Rifkin
Gerry Kaplan
Duncan Ross
Unknown
Rose Gregorio
Betty Marcus
Susan Ruttan
Julie
Sue Giosa
Lupe
Belita Moreno
Social Worker
Bill Henderson
Wendell
S. Pearl Sharp
First Mother (as Saundra Sharp)
Terry Wills
Man Jogger
Caroline Field
Woman Jogger
Andrea Barber
Jennifer
Judith Barsi
Kathleen
Joseph Brutsman
Grad Student
Sally Brown
Grad Student (as Sally R. Brown)
Marilyn Bradfield
Nurse
Herb Mitchell
Mailman
Lee Garlington
Second Mother
Oceana Marr
Receptionist
Adele Gilbert
Woman Patient
Dorothy Meyer
Social Director
Hugo Stranger
Mr. Schulman
Pat Crawford Brown
Woman
Connie Sawyer
Joan
Elizabeth Hoffman
Lila
Margaret Muse
Margaret
Richard Kuller
Emcee
Cynthia Lea Clark
Lady at Table (uncredited)
Kimberly Spak
Girl in the Park (uncredited)
Crew
Jeff Bleckner
Director
Vickie Patik
Writer
Bradford May
Director of Photography
John Lytle
Assistant Director
Dave Bell
Executive Producer
Marilyn Hall
Producer
James Thompson
Producer
Wayne Threm
Producer
Joseph Broido
Producer
Walter Halsey Davis
Co-Producer
Nancy Foy
Casting
Rick Ash
Sound Mixer
David Shire
Music
John Sweeney
Set Dresser
Debbie Evans
Stunts
Bill Bumby
Best Boy Grip