Synopsis
13-year-old Brian has problems reading, which his teachers attribute to laziness. It is later discovered that he has Dyslexia.
Movie Information
- Director
- Alexander Grasshoff
- Writers
- Arthur Heinemann, Franklin Thompson, Guy Fraumeni
- Release Year
- 1984
- Runtime
- 46 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, TV Movie
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 8.5 / 10 (2 votes)
Top Cast
Madge Sinclair
Miss Tomas
River Phoenix
Brian Ellsworth
Robby Ellsworth
Judy Farrell
Barbara Ellsworth
Stephanie Evans
Kim
Bo Kaprall
Walter Ellsworth
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