Just a Little Inconvenience

Just a Little Inconvenience
GenreDrama
Written byAllan Balter
Theodore J. Flicker
Directed byTheodore J. Flicker
StarringLee Majors
James Stacy
Barbara Hershey
Jim Davis
Music byJimmie Haskell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerLee Majors
ProducerAllan Balter
Production locationsSunshine Village Ski Area, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
CinematographyDuke Callaghan
EditorBernard J. Small
Running time100 min.
Production companiesFawcett-Majors Productions
Universal Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseOctober 2, 1977 (1977-10-02)

Just a Little Inconvenience is a 1977 American made-for-television post-war drama film written and directed by Theodore J. Flicker and starring Lee Majors, James Stacy and Barbara Hershey.[1][2]

For his performance as a double-amputee Vietnam veteran, Stacy got a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy Special.[3] The film also earned a nomination for a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Made for TV.[3]

Plot

Frank Logan (Lee Majors), a Vietnam War veteran, attempts to rehabilitate his friend, Kenny Briggs (James Stacy), who had lost an arm and a leg during the war.[4] Logan teaches Briggs how to ski, and Briggs begins to see his double amputations as "just a little inconvenience."

Cast

References

  1. ^ Jeremy M. Devine (1999). Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second: A Critical and Thematic Analysis of Over 400 Films about the Vietnam War. University of Texas Press, 1999. pp. 124–6. ISBN 029271601X.
  2. ^ Dempsey, John. "Review: Just a Little Inconvenience". Variety (288). October 5, 1977. p. 66.
  3. ^ a b "Just a Little Inconvenience". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  4. ^ Maltin, Leonard, TV Movies and Video Guide, 1991 Edition, Plume, 1990


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