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A Son's Promise

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WONDERFUL movie starring Ricky Shroeder about an older brother trying desperately to hold his siblings together as a family, despite an alcoholic father who tries to defeat him at every turn, and greedy people who try to take advantage of his good fortune when things start to turn around. Ricky portrays an older teen with just the right mix of confidence, confusion, exhaustion and frustration. He definitely makes you believe in the character.

This type of story is a difficult one to pull off, but this movie does it. Not a dull moment. Things keep changing all the time. The emotional tension remains tight all the way through, yet the movie never becomes oppressive. There are a number of relieving moments of achievement, of aid from other people, of being befriended by strangers. The characters, especially the father, are all realistic. No stereotypes here. The father is a real horror. Unfortunately, such people are not only real but not uncommon.

Rick Shroeder does an excellent job with the acting and with the Georgia accent. Not a trace of his natural southern California accent comes through in any of the scenes.

Good movie for the whole family. Worth watching again.

I have always thought Ricky Shroeder was a great star and this movie just adds to his greatness in my mind. As an older brother he was determined to keep his promise to his dying mother to keep his siblings together. Feeling he had failed at times did not stop him from pushing forward to accomplish his goal. The odds against him were great but he made you believe in the boy and his fight. I would recommend this highly and I have watched it over and over again. He also did a great job of acting with Brad Pitts in Across the Tracks another great movie about brothers.

DVD looks like a VHS tape that needs tracking.
DVD looks like a VHS tape that needs tracking.
DVD looks like a VHS tape that needs tracking.

This is a wonderful movie! Rick Schroder is one of my favorite actors! It's a good family movie! You don't have to worry about your children seeing anything inappropriate!

If you want to watch a real down-to-earth-movie this is worth the time. Well-acted by an older
Rick Schroeder and well-written. The ending is uplifting. Recommended. CharleyB

The movie is about 7 brothers who there mom dies, there dad is an alcoholic and isn't there much. The oldest Terry is left to care for his 6 younger brothers and through a whole bunch of mishaps and trying to get help, to pay for his mom's & papa's (Grandpa)funeral he goes to the state for help and the 4 youngest get put in foster care, he keeps fighting for them. His barn burns down as well as his house. A local appliance store owner gets people to donate a fund to help the kids that turns out bad. In the end he does end up getting all his brothers back. It was a really touching film for me.

Very good story and very compelling. Kept me glued to the screen, for the story was so intense and so to real life for me and things that haave happened in my own life. I can truely relate to this whole heartedly, Sincerely, Colleen Widmer

As I watched this rather predictable movie, I realized I saw it when it
first played on TV. It is about a teenage son (Rick Schroeder) trying
to keep his siblings together after his mother dies, and his father has
never been a stable influence or presence. Done competently if formulaic
and based on a true story, it holds the viewers interest, if the subject
matter is relevant to you.

This is story is such a touching and very loving story. I would recommend this story to all my friends.