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ABC Afterschool Specials Schoolboy Father (1972–1997) Online

ABC Afterschool Specials Schoolboy Father (1972–1997) Online
1972–1997 Rob Lowe Dana Plato Sharon Spelman Arthur Allan Seidelman
Original Title :
Schoolboy Father
Genre :
TV Episode / Adventure / Comedy / Drama / Family
Year :
1972–1997
Directror :
Arthur Allan Seidelman
Cast :
Rob Lowe,Dana Plato,Sharon Spelman
Writer :
Durrell Royce Crays,Jeannette Eyerly
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
1h
Rating :
7.3/10

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ABC Afterschool Specials Schoolboy Father (1972–1997) Online

A 16-year-old boy discovers that a girl he met at summer camp became pregnant with his child when he sees a birth announcement in the local newspaper. He is determined, however, to be a father to his baby because of his own father deserting him and his mother when he was two years old, thinking it will be easy. He learns, however, that being a father is not at all what he dreamed it would be when reality hits of making sacrifices, such as giving up a car he wanted to buy and not being able to attend a birthday party of a girl he likes at school.
Episode cast overview:
Rob Lowe Rob Lowe - Charles Elderberry
Dana Plato Dana Plato - Daisy Dallenger
Sharon Spelman Sharon Spelman - Mrs. Elderberry
Nancy McKeon Nancy McKeon - Lucy Twining
Beatrice Colen Beatrice Colen - Ms. Shipley
Bryan Utman Bryan Utman - Jeff
Lois Hall Lois Hall - Mrs. Rogers
Jack Manning Jack Manning - Mr. Herschel
Hugh Warden Hugh Warden - Walter Farley
Dorothy Sinclair Dorothy Sinclair - Nursery Nurse
Patti Jerome Patti Jerome - Macho Muriel
Evan Hart Evan Hart - Son
Taylor Gerard Hart Taylor Gerard Hart - Son


User reviews

Shistus

Shistus

This was an exceptionally good movie. Rob Lowe's first movie was one of his all-time best. If you enjoyed this movie, then you should rent The Outsiders, another of Lowe's best acted films. I really enjoyed how his character interacted. Since I saw this movie, he became my favorite actor of all time.
Āłł_Ÿøūrš

Āłł_Ÿøūrš

This is one of those After School Specials that will just drag you in by the casting credits alone. It stars a then-unknown Rob Lowe (with a variation on the pageboy haircut) who breaks out of the shower singing and lip synching one morning while his Mom is calling him to breakfast. His cheery mood gets struck when he hears from Mom reading the newspaper that a teen girl a few towns over just delivered a baby boy. The girl is unwed. It's a girl Rob shagged during the summer 9 months ago. It's Dana Plato!) Rob slips outta his part time job as a bagging boy at the grocery store to go visit Dana and the baby. The baby's cute. Dana Plato..not so much. She's angry, yelling, throwing stuff and really over-acting. She never wanted Rob to know about the baby and plans to give it up for adoption. Because Rob has stepped forward she now can't give the baby up without him (the baby's father) signing paperwork too. He asks the social worker if he can have the baby for a trial period. He runs the idea past his Mom, who flips out (and throws something!) but then agrees. They take in the baby and Rob finds out it's no picnic balancing a screaming newborn, school and a part-time job. The final straw comes when that damn baby makes him miss cute girl Nancy McKeon's party! So he gives the baby up for adoption in the end. As far as AfterSchool Specials go this one falls above average. I once saw a TV movie with the same subject matter that ran close to two hours. Good for them that AFTERSCHOOL SPECIALS made this story fit into 45 minutes. Lowe does a good job, McKeon, although not given much to do does an adequate job and Plato fumes, furrows her brow and over-acts. All in all a pretty good special. Available on DVD through AMAZON.