Special Gift (1979)
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The central character in this ABC Afterschool Special is 14-year-old farm boy Peter Harris (Stephen Austin). To his friends and family, Peter is a hero because of his skill as a basketball player. But Peter would rather give up athletics to become a ballet dancer, an ambition that his hypersensitive… More The central character in this ABC Afterschool Special is 14-year-old farm boy Peter Harris (Stephen Austin). To his friends and family, Peter is a hero because of his skill as a basketball player. But Peter would rather give up athletics to become a ballet dancer, an ambition that his hypersensitive father disapproves of and tries to conceal from the rest of the world. When the truth is revealed, will Peter be labeled as a "sissy" -- or will he earn respect and support for following his own dream rather than someone else's? Based on a novel by Marcia L. Simon, A Special Gift was the winner of a 1980 Peabody Award. ~ Rovi
- Directed By
- Arthur Allan Seidelman
- Written By
- Durrell Royce Crays
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- On DVD
- Sep 30, 1997
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Cast
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Stephen Austin
as Peter Harris
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Bill Sorrells
as Carl Harris
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Alice Hirson
as Grace Harris
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Kene Holliday
as Coach Sanford
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Ike Eisenmann
as George
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Rudy Bond
as Dr. Schultz
- Jeanne Bates
- Al Eisenmann
- Rusty Gilligan
- Deirdre Sheehan
