A Summer to Remember

A Summer to Remember

93 mins | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie | March 27, 1985

Silent since losing his hearing to meningitis, young Toby Wyler takes a bitter stance against the world and his family, refusing to accept his new stepfather. But when a highly trained orangutan named Casey is thrown from a truck near Toby's home, the boy soon has a secret friend he can communicate with via sign language.

A Summer to Remember

93 mins | Drama, Comedy, TV Movie | March 27, 1985

A Summer to Remember
Silent since losing his hearing to meningitis, young Toby Wyler takes a bitter stance against the world and his family, refusing to accept his new stepfather. But when a highly trained orangutan named Casey is thrown from a truck near Toby's home, the boy soon has a secret friend he can communicate with via sign language.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Inter Planetary Pictures
Original title A Summer to Remember
Directors Karen Golden, Robert Michael Lewis
Writers Robert Lloyd Lewis, Scott Swanton

Cast

James Farentino

as Tom Wyler

Tess Harper

as Jeannie Wyler

Sean Gerlis

as Toby

Burt Young

as Fidel Fargo

Louise Fletcher

as Dr. Dolly McKeever

Dennis Haysbert

as Sheriff Pierce

Molly Cheek

as Trish

Dennis Fimple

as Smitty

Corey Brunish

as Meadows

Taylor Lacher

as Sheriff #1

B. Joe Medley

as Veterinarian

Steven Clark Pachosa

as Sergeant

J.W. Crawford

as Deputy #1

Brian Boe

as Deputy #2

Andrew Woodworth

as Axelman Boy

Caleb Chung

as Gorilla Mime