Amy (1981 film)
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| Directed by | Vincent McEveety |
| Produced by | Jerome Courtland |
| Written by | Noreen Stone |
| Starring | Jenny Agutter Barry Newman Kathleen Nolan Chris Robinson |
| Music by | Robert F. Brunner |
| Cinematography | Leonard J. South |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Distribution |
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Release dates
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March 20, 1981 |
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Running time
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100 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Amy is a 1981 American family drama film produced by Walt Disney Productions, distributed by Buena Vista Distribution, written by Noreen Stone and directed by Vincent McEveety, and starring Jenny Agutter.[1][2]
Plot
Amy Medford (Jenny Agutter) is a dutiful housewife of the early 1900s. But when her husband Elliot (Chris Robinson) objects to a wife with a career, Amy leaves her husband and comfortable lifestyle. She goes on to devote her life to teaching sight-and-hearing-impaired students at a tradition-bound special school. Amy teaches the impaired students how to speak, most of the students have never heard their own name. Amy's students take on a team of "normal" kids at a football game.
Cast
- Jenny Agutter as Amy Medford
- Barry Newman as Dr. Ben Corcoran
- Kathleen Nolan as Helen Gibbs
- Chris Robinson as Elliot Medford
- Lou Fant as Lyle Ferguson
- Margaret O'Brien as Hazel Johnson
- Nanette Fabray as Malvina
- Otto Rechenberg as Henry Watkins
- David Hollander as Just George
- Cory 'Bumper' Yothers as Wisley Moods
- Alban Branton as Eugene
- Ronnie Scribner as Walter Ray
Educational film
In 1982, Disney Educational Services excerpted a sequence out of the film for educational use, entitled Amy-on-the-Lips.
DVD release
Disney released a DVD-on-Demand version of this film as part of their "Disney Generations Collection" line of DVD's on June 26, 2011.
References
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External links
- Official website
- Amy DVD
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- Amy at AllMovie
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