Drop-Out Father
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Successful advertising executive decides to get out of the rat race but the family rebels at the new lifestyle he outlines. He and his youngest daughter leave the suburbs for a Manhattan loft apartment while the rest of the brood -- wife and three kids -- re-evaluate the situation. For his engaging score, Peter Matz won an Emmy Award nomination.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1982-09-26
Runtime: 100 mins
Director: Don Taylor
Writer: Bob Shanks
Spoken language: English
Genres: Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
Original title: Drop-Out Father
Production Companies: CBS
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Dick Van Dyke
Mariette Hartley
George Coe
William Daniels
Monte Markham
Arthur Rosenberg
George Wyner
Claudia Lonow
Charles Bloom
Michael Cummings
Rhea Perlman
Jeff Altman
Bill Erwin
Terri Berland
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