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Kelly (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Kelly' is a 1981 Canadian made family adventure drama directed by Christopher Chapman and written by and starring Robert Logan. Twyla Dawn Vokins plays the title character 'Kelly'. In the 1980s the film had much play on cable tv(HBO) and was of the heartwarming type of product usually found on the commercial ABC Afterschool Special.[http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/480584/Kelly/ Kelly (1981); tcm.com]
Story
Kelly, a preteen girl, lives in the United States(?New Jersey) with her divorced mother and stepfather. She is somewhat errant, skips school, and doesn't have too good a relationship with her mother Susan. Susan, fed up and seeking a solution to Kelly's behavior decides to pack Kelly off to her biological father, Dave, who is a bush pilot in Alaska. When Kelly arrives in Alaska she exhibits some of the same behavior she had with her mother but slowly over time becomes ingratiated with her wilderness surroundings and neighbors. Dave's assistant, an old Inuit called Clut, teaches Kelly a few things about life amongst the local townspeople.
Cast
*Robert Logan - Dave
*Twyla Dawn Vokins - Kelly
*George Clutesi - Clut
*Elaine Nalee - Susan
*Doug Lennox - Beechum
*Alec Willows - Brother Robin
*Dan Granirer - Jimbo
*Jack Leaf - Ephram
*Mona Cozart - Mabel
*Paddy White - Timothy
*Bob Collins - Tom
*Paul Coeur - Big Mac (*Paul Lolicoeur)
*Robert Windsor - Brother William
*Larry Koopman - Brother Thomas
*Sock Seki - Brother Peter
References
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