"A father on the brink of suicide. A son racing against time to save him." 07 January 1985 Drama, TV Movie 96 mins
When Gus Stewart's wife announces that she wants to divorce him, he starts thinking about committing suicide. His 14-year-old son Alex notices this and desperately tries to prevent him from doing so and to give his father a reason to live.
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Rick Schroder as Alex Stewart
Peter Fonda as Gus Stewart
Deidre Hall as Delores Stewart
Tracey Gold as Ellen Maynes
Maxine Stuart as Fay Stewart
Carrie Snodgress as Isobel Bennett
Bruce Weitz as Bob Cousins
Peter Jason as Dick Biheller
Jim McKrell as Josh Turner
Rosanna Huffman as Felicia Massey
Matthew Faison as Jack Mayberry
Mark Goddard as Jerry Yusem
Linda Meiklejohn as June Baker
Lee Anthony as Ray
Sands Hall as Aunt Marion
Ray Girardin as Tom Yusem
John McPherson Director of Photography
Robert Lewin Writer
Stephanie Austin Associate Producer
Doreen Bergesen Executive Producer
Robert Lewin Supervising Producer
Robert Papazian Producer
Miles Goodman Original Music Composer
Eric A. Sears Editor
Peter Levin Director
Ernie F. Orsatti Stunt Coordinator
Es lohnt zu leben Trailer
Japan 21 November 1990
United States 07 January 1985
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Trailer from the 1985 made-for-TV movie "A Reason to Live". Ricky Schroder plays a son trying to stop his father (Peter Fonda) from committing suicide. Deidre ...
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01 January 1985
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27 January 1985
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01 November 1985
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21 November 1985
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25 February 1985
At the beginning of the Civil War, Union gunboats sailed into Port Royal Sound, on the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia.
01 August 1985
Romantic comedy about a series of mix-ups. Brigitte Kaufmann wants to divorce her husband Jörg who is an engineer and chief executive of an electronics company – and a hopeless pedant.
10 August 1985
The rebellious and free-spirited Li Lin and the introverted Wu Ai-hua are best friends who grow up together in the military dependents' village.
01 March 1985
Nin Kwok has a peaceful life in New Jersey with a wife and child. But an attempt on the life of his foster father takes him back to the mean streets of New York.
28 August 1985
Set in a timeless mythical forest inhabited by fairies, goblins, unicorns and mortals, this fantastic story follows a mystical forest dweller, chosen by fate, to undertake a heroic quest.
10 October 1985
An erring military officer is sent to jail but bolts with the other inmates to take the whole town in hostage.
01 January 1985
A 17-year-old girl refuses medical treatment that will prolong her life due to religious convictions.
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Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1985 Rastar Productions, Robert Papazian Productions, Rick-Dawn Enterprises.