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The Man Who Could Talk to Kids
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Wikipedia article
'The Man Who Could Talk to Kids' is a 1973 American made-for-television drama film directed by Donald Wrye. It was originally broadcast on ABC on October 17, 1973.
Plot
This is the story of one boy isolated in his world, who allows one man to penetrate it, in order to bring the family back together.
Cast
*Peter Boyle as Charlie Datweiler
*Scott Jacoby as Kenny Lassiter
*Collin Wilcox Paxton as Honor Lassiter
*Tyne Daly as Susie Datweiler
*Robert Reed as Tom Lassiter
*Denise Nickerson as Dena Pingitore
*Dudley Knight as Mr. Carling
References
The story was a Docu-drama based on Harold Mondschein's work with troubled kids (Learning, Behavior and Emotional issues.) The young man portrayed in the film was a composite of several children he had previously worked with. It was Peter Boyle's first adventure into trying a different kind of "softer" character, one of Donald Wrye's first forays into directing and one of ABC's first made for television movies, which started a "trend." Douglas Day Stewart began his writing career close to this time and this was one of Tomorrow Entertainments' first production efforts.
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