Open Admissions

1988TV Movie⏱️ 2h 0m

Drama

⭐ 8.2

IMDB Rating

41 votes

Director

Gus Trikonis

Writers

N/A

Stars

Jane Alexander, Dennis Farina, Estelle Parsons

Release Date

September 8, 1988

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Jane Alexander

as Ginny Carlsen

Dennis Farina

as Fred

Estelle Parsons

as Clare Block

Michael Beach

as Calvin

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Wanda Christine

as Salina

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James O. O'Reilly

as Win Lathrop

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Pat Bowie

as Willa Jo

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Kyra K. Kyles

as Georgia

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Betty Yee

as Kitty Shim

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Lori Kathryn Holton

as Cinnamon

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Mono

Color

Production

The Mount Company, Viacom Productions

🏷️ Keywords

based on play

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Wonderfully realistic portrayal of faculty ambitions and stresses

by jrhem • 2001-10-07

10/10

"I saw this film only once on Lifetime, but have never been able to forget it. It is probably the most realistic movie I have seen in terms of its portrayal of the inner conflicts and stresses of the life of many college faculty. I have been trying very hard to find a videotape of it to use in my work as editor of The National Teaching and Learning Forum (a national newsletter for college faculty). Excellent film. Perhaps the handling of the minority issues is a touch romantic, but it is symbolically right in that it speaks to the best ambitions on each side, ambitions often confused or thwarte..."

💡 Did You Know?

The Broadway production of "Open Admissions" by Shirley Lauro opened at the Music Box Theater in New York on January 29, 1984 and ran for 17 performances.