To the Moon, Alice
A homeless family of three sleeps on a TV production stage, by day looking for a job. One day somebody finds them.
Jessie Nelson
Jessie Nelson
Casts & Crew
Alan Berger
Michael Cavanaugh
Michael Clarke
Chris Cooper
Kenny Davis
Mae Elvis
Beverly Garland
Pamela Gordon
Philip Granger
David Marshall Grant
Julie Kavner
Josie Jim
Lisa Kudrow
Nancy Lenehan
Brian Lewis
Mimi Lieber
Minnie Summers Lindsey
Frankie Pace
Max Elliott Slade
Betsy Slade
Bobby Slayton
Martha Smith
Cynthia Stevenson
Adam Stone
Jack Tate
Stephen Tobolowsky
Karen Young
Also Directed by Jessie Nelson
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