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61% Critic Match
The Thanksgiving Promise
6.0 / 10• 1986• 1h 30m•NR• English
AdventureDramaTV Movie
Storyline
A teenage boy is torn between his love for an injured Canadian goose that he has found and his agreement to fatten and kill it for an approaching Thanksgiving dinner for his neighbors.
Cast & Crew
Beau Bridges
Hank Tilby
Lead
Millie Perkins
Lois Tilby
Lloyd Bridges
Stewart Larson
Jordan Bridges
Travis Tilby
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Sheryl
Ed Lauter
Coach Gruniger
Anne Haney
Mrs. Sudsup
Bill Calvert
Jason Tilby
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Beau Bridges's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Thanksgiving Promise is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
