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Too Far to Go
Too Far to Go
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Too Far to Go

1979
1h 38m
Drama
TV Movie

Status

Released

Release

1979

Runtime

1h 38m

Storyline

Love and passion, anger and heartbreak, laughter and happiness, all complex textures woven into the fabric so many have come to know as marriage. For behind the seemingly comfortable well-trimmed hedges of suburban Americana, live and often love, Richard and Joan Maple. Adapted from a series of stories appearing in the New Yorker Magazine over a period of twenty three years by Pulitzer Prize winning author John Updike ("The Witches of Eastwick", "Rabbit Run"), "Too Far To Go" garnered overwhelming critical praise in its theatrical debut. With its exceptional cast, this film envelops us in a poignant, sometimes funny, sometimes exasperating journey through this most important relationship.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 38m
Mar 12, 1979
Languages
English
Director
Fielder Cook
Fielder Cook
Production
Sea Cliff Productions
Sea Cliff Productions
Polytel
Polytel
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

23 Cast Members

Michael Moriarty

Michael Moriarty

Richard Maple

Blythe Danner

Blythe Danner

Joan Barlow Maple

Glenn Close

Glenn Close

Rebecca Kuehn

Ken Kercheval

Ken Kercheval

Jack Dennis

Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer

Henry Mills

Kathryn Walker

Kathryn Walker

Marion Sales

Doran Clark

Doran Clark

Judith Maple, age 19

Lori Loughlin

Lori Loughlin

Judith Maple, age 14

Tim Holcomb

Richie Maple, age 17

Mark Moring

Richie Maple, age 12

Adam Storke

Adam Storke

John Maple, age 15

Jason Scott

John Maple, age 10

Margaret Schultz

Margaret 'Bean' Maple, age 13

Patti Dawson

Margaret 'Bean' Maple, age 8

Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill

Psychiatrist

Alice Beardsley

Records Clerk

Mitch McGuire

Attorney

Paul Milikin

Attorney

John C. Becher

Judge

Reed Birney

Reed Birney

Young Driver

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