Amos (1985) (TV)

Director:

Michael Tuchner

Writer:

Stanley Gordon West (book)

Release Date:

29 September 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Amos Lasher loses his wife and home in an accident, finding himself in the care of the state, or specifically speaking...

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 4 nominations

Cast

Kirk Douglas	...	Amos Lasher
Elizabeth Montgomery	...	Daisy Daws
Dorothy McGuire	...	Hester Farrell
Pat Morita	...	Tommy Tanaka
James Sloyan	...	Sheriff John Thomas
Ray Walston	...	Johnny Kent
Jerry Hausner	...	Sol Kessler
Don Keefer	...	Winston Beard
Camila Ashland	...	Mildred Lasher (as Camila Ashlend)
Frances Bay	...	Lydia
Frederick Coffin	...	Roland
Lois De Banzie	...	Dorothy Dearborn
Helen Martin	...	Mrs. McKenzie
Royce Wallace	...	Helen
Pamela Dunlap	...	Leah
Jack Blessing	...	Scott Lasher
Jordan Charney	...	Commissioner Bert Daniels

Directed by
Michael Tuchner

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Stanley Gordon West		book

Produced by
Peter Douglas	....	producer

Original Music by
Georges Delerue

Cinematography by
Fred J. Koenekamp

Film Editing by
David Campling

Art Direction by
Richard Berger

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jodi Ehrlich	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Bill Wistrom	....	supervising sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael R. Marquette	....	assistant camera
Michael Douglas Middleton	....	still photographer: publicity and props
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera

Production Companies

• Amos Productions
• Bryna Productions

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1985) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Amos Productions

Spartacus meets Samantha

OK, so "Amos" is in many ways the same sort of idea as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", but it's still worth seeing. Kirk Douglas plays elderly Amos Lasher, who loses his wife in a car wreck. He gets sent to a retirement home run by nurse Daisy Daws (Elizabeth Montgomery). But as it becomes clear that Daisy is not a nice gal, Amos becomes more desperate about what to do.

Probably the movie's most interesting aspect is the casting of Elizabeth Montgomery. When she first appears, she's putting on her nurse outfit (she actually looks mighty fine wearing those stockings). When she first greets Kirk Douglas, here we basically see a slightly older version of Samantha Stephens, but with just a hint of malice in her eyes. As the movie progresses, you might say that Samantha becomes more and more like Endora...an evil Endora, that is.

So, this isn't any kind of masterpiece; "OFOTCN" did a better job with this topic. But it's good to see that these folks still had it no matter their age, and to see the big screen's most famous gladiator meet the small screen's most famous witch (and she's a REAL witch here). Also starring Dorothy McGuire (of "Gentleman's Agreement"), Pat Morita (of the "Karate Kid" movies) and Ray Walston (Mr. Hand in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High").