4 Film Family Collection - 3577

NIGHTJOHN Based on the novel by Gary Paulsen, Nightjohn is the triumphant story of twelve-year-old Sarny, a slave in the ante-bellum South. At the plantation of Clel Waller (Beau Bridges), she faces a grim future of serving at table and spitting tobacco on roses to prevent infestation. Then, Nightjohn (Carl Lumbly) arrives. A former runaway slave who bears telltale scars on his back, he takes Sarny under his wing and, in exchange for a pinch of tobacco, secretly teaches her to read and write, a crime punishable by death. Together, the two free other slaves by forging passes to the North...until a planned escape is discovered, and Sarny's knowledge becomes her most deadly asset. HOME FIRES BURNING Three generations of the Tibbetts family, stubborn Grandfather Jake (Barnard Hughes); his wife Pastine (Sada Thompson); their soldier son Henry (Bill Pullman); daughter-in-law Francine (Elizabeth Berridge); and grandson Lonnie (Neil Patrick Harris), are torn apart by war, tragedies, relationships, and the changing of the times. All must reconcile their differences when son Henry returns home from the war. FOR THE LOVE OF AARON For The Love Of Aaron is the emotional account of Margaret Gibson (Meredith Baxter), a dedicated mother struggling with mental illness. After Margaret suffers a psychological episode that results in hospitalization, her ex-husband Stuart (Nick Mancuso) decides to fight for custody of their third-grade son Aaron (Keegan MacIntosh). Desperate to prevent losing him, Margaret works with her therapist and gets the proper medication to beat her affliction. Prepared for the fight of her life, she faces her ex in court to prove she's fully capable of caring for herself and, more importantly, Aaron. In a gripping courtroom confrontation, Margaret and Stuart battle it out in an intense custody hearing that has surprising results. This is the heartrending drama of a woman who finds the strength and courage to overcome her illness and fight for her son. A SON'S PROMISE A Son's Promise is the touching, true story of an iron-willed Georgia boy who accepts the burden of a man on his young shoulders. Fifteen-year-old Terry O'Kelly (Rick Schroder) is fatherless, and his remaining parent, his mother, is dying. Anguished, the soon-to-be orphan makes a surprisingly grown-up decision: Terry promises to care for his six brothers and vows to keep the family together--no matter what. Steadfast to his word, Terry takes on the struggles of parenthood, which yield some difficult and unpleasant surprises. But when the family suffers a series of grim misfortunes, including: starvation, deprivation, and natural disaster, Terry's will is tested to the limits until he reaches his breaking point. Tempted to just walk away from it all, will Terry break his vow, or will he continue to fight against all odds and keep his family together as promised?
ASIN: B003EJO8PC
VSKU: HBSV.B003EJO8PC.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Beau Bridges|Carl Lumbly|Neil Patrick Harris|Rick Schroder|Nick Mancuso|Bill Pullman|Meredith Baxter|Four Family Features
Binding: Dvd