Common Ground (2000)
This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy", a woman joins the Navy during the 1950s and discovers lesbianism. In "Mr. Roberts", a teacher in a 1970s classroom struggles with his closeted gay status. Finally in "Amos and Andy", a father wrestles with his own emotional acceptance of a present day wedding between his son and another man.
- Released
- 2000-01-29
- Genres
- TV Movie, Drama
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Donna Deitch
- TMDB rating
- 5.0/10 from 21 votes
Cast
- Brittany Murphy as Dorothy Nelson
- Margot Kidder as Mrs. Nelson
- Mimi Rogers as McPherson
- Helen Shaver as Janet
- Jason Priestley as Billy
- Eric Stoltz as Johnny Burroughs
- Beau Bridges as Father Leon
- Ed Asner as Ira
- Jonathan Taylor Thomas as Tobias
- James Le Gros as Amos
- Brian Kerwin as Chuck Dawson
- Steven Weber as Gil Roberts