Northern Lights

Northern Lights

111 mins | Drama, TV Movie | July 2, 1998

A stranger's call informs Roberta that her estranged brother Frank has died in a small town under bizarre circumstances. Ben, his best friend from college, also gets the call. Arriving just in time for his funeral, it becomes quickly obvious to them that the little slice of small-town America in which they find themselves is like an episode of The Twilight Zone featuring Frank's eccentric friends, his amazing secrets and his stunning final request. Both Ben and Roberta are shocked to discover that Frank not only had a child, but that he has left them responsible for his son's care.

Northern Lights

111 mins | Drama, TV Movie | July 2, 1998

Northern Lights
A stranger's call informs Roberta that her estranged brother Frank has died in a small town under bizarre circumstances. Ben, his best friend from college, also gets the call. Arriving just in time for his funeral, it becomes quickly obvious to them that the little slice of small-town America in which they find themselves is like an episode of The Twilight Zone featuring Frank's eccentric friends, his amazing secrets and his stunning final request. Both Ben and Roberta are shocked to discover that Frank not only had a child, but that he has left them responsible for his son's care.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Alliance Films, Prufrock Pictures, Blue Relief Productions
Original title Northern Lights
Directors Linda Yellen
Writers Kevin Kane, John Robert Hoffman

Cast

Diane Keaton

as Roberta Blumstein

Maury Chaykin

as Ben Rubadue

Joseph Cross

as Jack

Kathleen York

as Daphne

John Robert Hoffman

as Joe Scarlotti

Crystal Verge

as Aggie

John R. Taylor

as Arthur

Sheila Patterson

as Arlene

Frank C. Turner

as Willard

Tom Cavanagh

as Frank

Peter Wilds

as Ratman

Chilton Crane

as Margaret

Sheila Moore

as Louise

Leam Blackwood

as Emmet

Zahf Paroo

as Young Manager

Phillip Hazel

as Skipper