Reviewing Movies

The Prodigal 1983

John Hammond as Greg Stuart

Hope Lange as Anne Stuart

John Cullum as Elton Stuart

Morgan Brittany as Sheila Holt-Browning

Ian Bannen as Riley Wyndham

Joey Travolta as Tony

Arliss Howard as Scott Stuart

Sarah Rush as Laura

Gerry Gibson as Reverend Wharton

Missing from this list is Billy Graham.

I was attracted to this show by the presence of 29-year-old Arlis Howard in his first movie role seen here as the "good" son enrolled in seminary. I was not immediately aware of the Billy Graham connection or that it's a retelling of the Biblical parable of the same name. It is interesting to see all these actors over 40 years younger.

Alas I've always said that Graham was the best of a bad lot. I lacked the stomach to complete the movie.