It was a night to remember.

The Father and the Bear

NR (0 votes)• 2016• 85m•Released

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A retired character actor with diagnosed dementia, longs to perform at his beloved summer theater one last time.

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Director: John Putch

Starring Cast: Wil Love, David DeLuise, Dendrie Taylor, Charity Farrell, Ray Ficca, Alicia Fusting

Cast

Wil Love

Byron Temple

David DeLuise

Bill

Dendrie Taylor

Diane

Charity Farrell

Lefty

Ray Ficca

JimmyRoy

Alicia Fusting

Sara

Catherine Blaine

Catherine

Carl Schurr

Harve

Ed Gotwalt

Ralph

Kevin M. Horton

Storch

Katrina Yaukey

Bonnie

Dan Poole

Thomas

Jamie Rose

Joyce Redman

Robert Picardo

Charlie

Paris Peet

Judge Bender

William Hornby

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