A Mother's Prayer Explained

Genre:Drama
Director:Larry Elikann
Starring:Linda Hamilton
Kate Nelligan
S. Epatha Merkerson
Bruce Dern
RuPaul
Alex Kapp Horner
Noah Fleiss
Jenny O'Hara
Theme Music Composer:Tom Scott
Country:United States
Language:English
Executive Producer:Lee Rose
Producer:Sally Young
Editor:Peter V. White
Cinematography:Eric Van Haren Noman
Runtime:94 minutes
Company:MCA Television Entertainment
Network:USA Network

A Mother's Prayer is a 1995 film made for the USA Network starring Linda Hamilton, in a Golden Globe-nominated performance, as a woman who learns she has contracted the AIDS virus and must make plans for the care of her only son. The film, which counts Kate Nelligan, S. Epatha Merkerson and Bruce Dern in its supporting cast, premiered on August 2, 1995. It was eventually expanded, given a PG-13 rating and released on VHS via MCA/Universal Home Entertainment in 1996.[1]

Cast

Awards and recognition

Linda HamiltonActress in a Movie or Miniseries1995

Linda HamiltonBest Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV1996 [2]

Lee Rose1996

Noah FleissBest Performance by a Young Actor - TV Special1996

Notes and References

  1. News: Linda Hamilton trades in buffed bod for AIDS role. USA Today. July 31, 1995. https://web.archive.org/web/20121106095233/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/19371334.html?dids=19371334:19371334&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+31,+1995&author=Peter+Johnson%3B+Jefferson+Graham%3B+Matt+Roush%3B+Alan+Bash&pub=USA+TODAY+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Linda+Hamilton+trades+in+buffed+bod+for+AIDS+role&pqatl=google. dead. November 6, 2012.
  2. News: Austen Classic Receives Six Golden Globe Nominations. Dayton Daily News. December 22, 1995.