The Family Man (1979 film)

The Family Man is a 1979 television film, directed by Glenn Jordan and starring Ed Asner and Meredith Baxter Birney.

The Family Man
GenreDrama
Romance
Based onThe Monogamist
by Thomas Gallagher
Written byWilliam Hanley
Directed byGlenn Jordan
StarringEd Asner
Meredith Baxter Birney
Anne Jackson
Music byBilly Goldenberg
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersFreyda Rothstein
David Susskind
ProducersRuth E. Carter (as Ruth Carter)
Peter Dohanos
CinematographyZale Magder
EditorsSidney Katz
John Wright
Running time100 minutes
Production companyTime Life Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseDecember 19, 1979 (1979-12-19)

Plot

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Asner plays a prosperous Irish-born New Yorker who falls in love with a young pianist and is tempted to be unfaithful to his wife for the first time.[1]

Cast

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Reception

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Writing in the New York Times, Tom Buckley gave the film a bad review, calling the script "resolutely undramatic, stilted and humorless", the directing "like stretching taffy" and Asner's accent "intermittent and unconvincing".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tom Buckley (December 19, 1979). "TV: Asner in a Drama". The New York Times.
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