Redwood Curtain

*Redwood Curtain*
Redwood Curtain
Based on	Redwood Curtain; by Lanford Wilson
Screenplay by	Ed Namzug
Directed by	John Korty
Starring	Jeff Daniels; Lea Salonga; Debra Monk; Catherine Hicks; John Lithgow;
Composer	Lawrence Shragge
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Richard Welsh
Producers	Rick Rosenberg; Robert W. Christiansen;
Cinematography	Ronnie Taylor
Editor	Scott Vickrey
Running time	100 minutes
Production companies	Chris/Rose Productions; Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions;
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	April 23, 1995

Redwood Curtain is an American drama television film that premiered on ABC on April 23, 1995, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series. The film is directed by John Korty from a teleplay by Ed Namzug, based on the play of the same name by Lanford Wilson. It stars Jeff Daniels, Lea Salonga, Debra Monk, Catherine Hicks, and John Lithgow, with Daniels and Monk reprising their roles from the original 1993 Broadway production.^[1]^[2]^[3] The film earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for its sound mixing.

Premise

In her search for her biological father, an Amerasian piano prodigy comes to California's redwood forests to an area populated by Vietnam veterans unable to reintegrate into society.

Cast

Jeff Daniels as Lyman Fellers
Lea Salonga as Geri Riordan
Catherine Hicks as Julia Riordan
John Lithgow as Laird Riordan
Debra Monk as Geneva Riordan
Shirley Douglas as Schyler Noyes
Vilma Silva as Zenaida
Joy Carlin as Mrs. Cole
Steven Anthony Jones as Nate Stone
Jarion Monroe as Leon Shea
Cab Covay as Mad John
R. Blakeslee Colby as Reverend Grant
Jonathan Korty as Dennis McCaw

Reception

Critical response

Jeremy Gerard of Variety noted that the original stage play was a "spookily amorphous affair", and that it included an "edgy, funny performance by Debra Monk." Of the television film, Gerard called it a "ponderous, cliche-riddled adaptation", with a performance by Monk that suffered in her character having her "spirit drained". Conversely, Gerard commended director John Korty in his drawing "a nicely restrained performance out of John Lithgow".^[4] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the film "is full of fortune-cookie verbiage".^[3] Tom Jicha of the Sun-Sentinel praised the performances of the cast, but criticized the story, calling it "lethargic" and "two hours of talking heads on uninteresting or unlikable bodies".^[2]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref.
1995	47th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Miniseries or a Special	Nelson Stoll David E. Fluhr John Asman Sam Black	Nominated	^[5]
1996	3rd Cinema Audio Society Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television – Movie of the Week, Mini-Series or Specials	Nelson Stoll David E. Fluhr John Asman Sam Black	Nominated

References

^ Spinner, Jackie (April 23, 1995). "Into the Woods: HALLMARK ADAPTATION OF 'REDWOOD' TAKES CAST AND CREW TO THE FOREST WHERE PLAY WAS SET". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Jicha, Tom (April 23, 1995). "'CURTAIN' HAS SOLID CAST, LETHARGIC ENDING". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Tucker, Ken (April 21, 1995). "Redwood Curtain". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ Gerard, Jeremy (April 21, 1995). "Redwood Curtain". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
^ "Redwood Curtain (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation) - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

External links

[1] Spinner, Jackie (April 23, 1995). "Into the Woods: HALLMARK ADAPTATION OF 'REDWOOD' TAKES CAST AND CREW TO THE FOREST WHERE PLAY WAS SET". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[sun-sentinel-2] Jicha, Tom (April 23, 1995). "'CURTAIN' HAS SOLID CAST, LETHARGIC ENDING". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[ew-3] Tucker, Ken (April 21, 1995). "Redwood Curtain". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[4] Gerard, Jeremy (April 21, 1995). "Redwood Curtain". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

[5] "Redwood Curtain (Hallmark Hall of Fame Presentation) - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins". Television Academy. Retrieved January 7, 2023.

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