The Kid From Nowhere (1982)
A single mother is overprotective of her mentally challenged son, which has made him angry and difficult, while she denies herself a social life. Things change for the better when the boy gains self-esteem training for the Special Olympics, and his mother learns to let go.
- Released
- 1982-01-04
- Genres
- Drama, Family, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Beau Bridges
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Susan Saint James as Samantha 'Sam' Kandal
- Beau Bridges as Bud Herren
- Loretta Swit as Caroline Baker
- Ricky Wittman as John Kandal
- Janet MacLachlan as Linda Killian
- Fred Dryer as Larry Kandal
- René Auberjonois as Howard
- Nicholas Pryor as Greg Baker Sr.
- Lynn Carlin as Molly Edward
- Pat Petersen as Greg Baker Jr.
- Andrew Parks as James Leonard
- Khalif Bobatoon as Joey
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