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Miles to Go Before I Sleep (1975) Online

Miles to Go Before I Sleep (1975) Online
Original Title :
Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Genre :
Movie / Drama
Year :
1975
Directror :
Fielder Cook
Cast :
Martin Balsam,Mackenzie Phillips,Kitty Winn
Writer :
Judith Parker,Judith Parker
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 37min
Rating :
7.1/10
Miles to Go Before I Sleep (1975) Online

A lonely old man finds his life beginning to have some meaning when he helps a teen-age girl living in a rehabilitation centre.
Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Balsam Martin Balsam - Ben Montgomery
Mackenzie Phillips Mackenzie Phillips - Robin Williams
Kitty Winn Kitty Winn - Maggie Stanton
Pamelyn Ferdin Pamelyn Ferdin - Lisa
Dorothy Meyer Dorothy Meyer - Hattie
Elizabeth Wilson Elizabeth Wilson - Kate Stanton
Florida Friebus Florida Friebus - Ruth
Susan Lynn Mathews Susan Lynn Mathews - Jenny
Wendy Wright-Hay Wendy Wright-Hay - Kathy
Alma Collins Alma Collins - Susan
Lillian Randolph Lillian Randolph - Evelyn
Vicki Kriegler Vicki Kriegler - Valerie
Sheldon Allman Sheldon Allman - Bruce Stanton
Tom Atkins Tom Atkins - O'Dell
Rose Gregorio Rose Gregorio - Selma

Mackenzie Phillips' name is Robin Williams. It would be only a few years later when actor Robin Williams would make that name famous.


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Even in her earliest performances ("Go Ask Alice" and "American Graffiti"), Mackenzie Phillips projected such a wise, knowing sense of herself that most young adults could instantly identify with her angst. In this rather ordinary TV movie concerning the begrudging friendship between a street urchin and an elderly man, Phillips (in hooker hats and kooky clothes) gives a thoughtful, sensitive portrayal, managing to turn this stale plot around and maybe even make it mean something. Martin Balsam is certainly her acting equal, but I'm not sure how convincing his character is (as written) or, indeed, if anyone his age, in his position would take so much time to reach a belligerent young woman. Low-budget and not especially memorable, the film was just a holding pattern for Phillips, a cautionary tale that might've been shown in high schools, but she gives it some resonance.