Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. Beth: Missy Francis. Dailymotion: Something Something - Something Something - Mika Singh & Bella - Mika Singh & Ravi Bal. It's hilarious how poor G lost at the Emmys for this movie. Playboy had a publication called Sugar 'N' Spice which featured nude pics of little girls including 10 year old Brooke Shields. From that moment on, the family's facade of normality begins disintegrating. The wife attacked her husband because she caught him fucking their daughter. I was probably watching "Goodnight Beantown" or "Alice" instead. I swear, it was as if a pedophile wrote the script in a desperate attempt to get sympathy for other pedophiles. Ted Danson learns the best meal is home cooked with his very own hot piece of tail a couple doors down the hall, thirteen year-old daughter Amelia, played by Roxana Zal. By joining TV Guide, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. Something About Amelia (TV Movie 1984) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Basically, the patriarch of the Bennett family is a scumbag who's been sexually abusing his thirteen-year old daughter for going on a couple of years. It's quite horrific when he admits it. ", O'Connor also added that the film "manages to stick close to the incredibly painful experiences of each member of the Bennett family. It's not until she notices that her sister is about to become his next victim that Amelia lets out her secret. See production, box office & company info. But as new details emerge, the family is shaken to its core. It's blunt, serious and unfolds organically. The acting is fine, and I do remember there was a great deal of reporting about cases in the news. The family at the center of this story, as written, isn't very believable, even with Emmy-nominated Glenn Close and Ted Danson cast as the parents; their stilted-bickering interactions both before and after Amelia's revelation aren't convincing. Roxana Zal as Amelia Bennett Ted Danson as Steven Bennett Glenn Close as Gail . The subject is incest, undoubtedly the biggest of social taboos. How did this win nominations and awards? Menu. I too remember seeing this movie years ago, and finding it lacking merit. Alfred Schneider. Right out of the gate things seem odd, her father (played by Ted Danson) seems like a jealous boyfriend when he hears she wants to go to a casual dance at school with a boy in her class. Set in rural Ireland in 1981, the story follows Cait (Catherine Clinch), the quiet and shy nine-year-old daughter of abusive and impoverished parents who have many children. There is the lovable moppet pertly singing ''Daddy, Take a Bow.''. A spiritual movement ensues, changing the course of American history forever. 14 last week. This is a television message picture done right. That's a serial pedophile, not some troubled soul. Yet, according to available statistics, incest is not uncommon. [3], It received eight Emmy nominations in 1984, and won in three categories, for Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special (Leonard Goldberg / Michele Rappaport), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series (Roxana Zal) and for Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special (William Hanley). 1 program of the week. Please click here to register for free. They recruit a working-class white man to front their ambitious real estate and banking operations. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. I love when Glenn Close smears cum in her hair. Mobilesite. Glenn Close, as the mother, is very similar to the character of Beth Jarrett from "Ordinary People", maybe more openly loving but there is a sense of distance in her towards her older daughter as if she somehow knew, blocked it out and immediately denied it. Something About Amelia is a 1984 TV movie exploring the trauma to a family caused by incest. Probably won awards for being groundbreaking or whatever. Press J to jump to the feed. Not even of all the Emmy nominations! Sothats why, I guess? She gets them into couples therapy. The film is very well handled for such a sensitive subject. Some features on this site require registration. However, things are not what is seems: Amelia (A strong performance by Roxanne Zal) has been sexually abused by her father, Steven(Ted Danson) for a long time. Armstrong, Lois & Eric Estrin (16 January 1984). It was heavily promoted and on the cover of Parade and all the local TV Guide editions. April 28, 2017 2:43 AM. When the mom finally starts to realize her daughter is likely telling the truth, does she kick her husband out and press charges? Confronted with this horrifying piece of news, Steven's wife, Gail, can't believe it's true, and he professes his innocence. Original, more exploitive title was. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. Lauded with award nominations. It's the only glimmer in this production of focusing on the victim. "Something About Amelia" was the most-watched network television show in the United States for the week of January 915, 1984. It felt incredibly dated (like all TV movies, I suppose). The role ultimately went to Ted Danson. This film could serve to help stem the problems faced by our younger generation. This movie set new standards in TV movies, and must have brought about so much dialog on the topic of incest. The acting is fine, the cinematography and editing is handled compotently, and the film speeds along at a decent pace. If you can't find the email you can resend it here. People had bizarre attitudes towards sex back then. In what looked like stunning 144ppi, but what was allegedly 360. The mom keeps trying to find ways to stay married and get custody of Amelia back (again, why is she desperate to stay in a marriage with a man who spent years raping their child and planned to do the same with their other one?). Forgiveness is for the victim, not the perpetrator. 2023 TV GUIDE, A FANDOM COMPANY. One of the shittiest things you can experience as a teen is to hear someone who is being abused, report it to your folks, get some bullshit status report, have everyone grow silent, and thennothing. Ruth Walters: Amelia, You haven't committed any crime, try to remember that. The film follows 13-year-old Amelia Bennett, who breaks her silence about being sexually abused by her father after fearing that her younger sister might be harmed by him too. Very Good Acting - Should be available on VHS video. As for the film itself it tries to redeem the Danson character which I think makes a complete failure of whatever good they may have been seeking. The therapy in the film is provided by a psychiatrist and a social worker, portrayed respectively by Kevin Conway and Olivia Cole. Counseling helps family deal with the discovery that their child was sexually abused by the closest relative. Michael Landon was the first choice for the role of the father but turned it down because of his morally upright reputation. There are 2 scenes to note in the film: When Gail confronts her husband about what he has done to the family and her, it is so full of emotion that you can feel the pain from every word that Gail spits at him. Amelia is taken to a special center until a hearing can be held. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. So glad mom and dad are trying to work on their marriage by outlining reasons to justify the crimes that one of them committed on their daughter and the other one feels resentment for. Her motives are both common and appallingly selfish: "She didn't wish to marry him, but she wished to keep him. With Ted Danson, Glenn Close, Olivia Cole, Roxana Zal. Right out of the gate things seem odd, her father (played by Ted Danson) seems like a jealous boyfriend when he hears she wants to go to a casual dance at school with a boy in her class. 'Riptide' ranked No. How did the TV movie starring Ted Danson and Glenn Close that basically said incest could be fixed with family therapy be made and win so many awards? Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series, Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series or a Special, Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television, In a Controversial TV Movie, Teen Actress Roxana Zal Tackles a Taboo SubjectIncest. One is to place the offender in jail, and let him rot there for a while. Please consider upgrading to a Pro accountfor less than a couple bucks a month, youll get cool additional features like all-time and annual stats pages (example), the ability to select (and filter by) your favorite streaming services, and no ads! A concluding note stresses that ''this story dramatized a therapeutic approach to the problem'' and that ''procedures vary from state to state.'' First offered as an ABC Theatre presentation on January 9, 1984, Something About Amelia stars Ted Danson in an "against type" role to end them all. He immediately repeats the words "with a boy" again. Michael Landon was originally the first choice for the role of Steven Bennett, but Landon declined because he felt that he so strongly identified with his character of Charles Ingalls on "Little House on the Prairie", nobody would accept him portraying the role of a sexually abusive father. The other method is shown in this one-of-a-kind movie: Counseling for everyone in the family. PK hungama Official Channel . Danson is a loving father who took it way too far so obviously she isn't making up as revenge for strict discipline. She's a bit shy but, except for a sudden moment of panic, she handles her first date rather well, enough for the boy to want to take her to the movies the following week. It's an insult to child victims of abuse everywhere. Controversial, highly publicized drama about incest, spotlighted at the time as TV's "last taboo," with Ted Danson -- as far from his "Cheers" character of Sam Malone as imaginable -- playing the father accused by his teenage daughter of having sex with her. Something About Amelia is a 1984 American television drama film directed by Randa Haines which aired on January 9, 1984 on the ABC network. What does her mother do when Amelia and the counselor inform her? Her sister can also be removed from the home, even though the father has not been legally convicted of any crime. "New and Improved All-Temperature Cheer truly did make my bedding Winter White!". He meets preacher Lonnie Frisbee (Jonathan Roumie) and pastor Chuck Smith (Kelsey Grammer) whose church accepts struggling young Christians. Basically, the patriarch of the Bennett family is a scumbag who's been sexually abusing . Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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