The Acorn People

An unemployed teacher becomes a counselor at a summer camp for severely disabled children.

Country USA

Production Country USA

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gneres Drama , Family , TV Movie

Production Companies NBC Productions , Rollins-Joffe-Production , Morra-Breszner Productions

Release Date 2 March 1981

100 mins

Cast

Ted Bessell Jesse Hooten

Cloris Leachman Nurse Betty Nelson

Dolph Sweet Donald Bradshaw

Cheryl Anderson Jill

LeVar Burton Rodney

Shawn Timothy Kennedy Charlie

Mark Gear Benny

Tim Stone Aaron

Patrick Lewis Stewart

Jay Rowell Spider

Christian McIntire Hobson

Paul Davis Martin

Kate Finlayson Penny

Kimo Schulze Basil

Gary Jochimsen Ralph

Scott Campbell Barry

Crew

Director

Joan Tewkesbury

Writer

Joan Tewkesbury

Producer

Peter Katz

Executive Producers

Charles H. Joffe

Larry Brezner

Cinematography

Robert C. Jessup

Composer

Craig Huxley

Editor

David Blangsted

Original Writer

Ron Jones

Art Direction

Jack Marty