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Programme Information

Drama starring Steve Martin as a shy loner who comes to the aid of a sick woman who can no longer look after her daughter. Soon he finds himself fighting a custody battle over the child with his well-to-do neighbours. A modern re-working of the Silas Marner story.

Keywords:

Comedy, Drama, Based-on-Novel, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1994) (USA) (3 Star)

Cast:

Steve Martin	.... Michael McCann
Gabriel Byrne	.... John Newland
Laura Linney	.... Nancy Lambert Newland
Catherine O'Hara	.... Mrs. Simon
Alana Austin	.... Mathilda McCann at age 10
Alyssa Austin	.... Mathilda McCann at age 5

Supporting Cast:

Alaina Mobley	.... Mathilda McCann at age 3
Callie Mobley	.... Mathilda McCann at age 3
Victoria Evans	.... Mathilda McCann at age 1
Elizabeth Evans	.... Mathilda McCann at age 1
Stephen Baldwin	.... Tanny Newland
Byron Jennings	.... Keating
Michael Des Barres	.... Bryce
Tim Ware	.... Rob
David Dwyer	.... The Bartender

Directors:

Gillies MacKinnon

Writers:

George Eliot
Steve Martin