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A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

Dec 3, 1989 · 1h 40m
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Drama
TV Movie

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The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despite the surroundings of poverty, drugs, crime and violence of their ghetto neighborhood.

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CAST

Alfre Woodard
Mary Thomas
AJ Johnson
Ruby Thomas
Leon
Michael Thomas
Garland Spencer
Isaiah Thomas at Age 11
Chick Vennera
Coach Pingatore
Larry O. Williams Jr.
Isaiah at Age 15
Jamey Sheridan
Brother Ted
Harry Lennix
Nero
Directed by John Patterson

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
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Revenue
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Production
Chet Walker Enterprises, Interscope Communications, Walt Disney Television
Country
US
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