''A Summer to Remember'' is a 1985 American

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television

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written and directed by Robert Michael Lewis and starring

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and

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Plot

Two young children find an Orangutan living in their treehouse. Toby who uses sign finds out that the Orangutan can sign and his little sister interprets. They get up one morning and take the Orangutan out and go on an adventure.. The parents take the kids to see a circus and there is a sick gorilla there called mad max who is really poorly.. The children come home and find that Kacey the Orangutan has gone.. They try to find her but she ends up been captured and they put Kacey in the same cage as Max until they can find her owner.. The children steal the keys and let them both go.. Then there is an Orangutan and a gorilla on the loose followed by the owners and police with guns and vets.. Max is shot with sleeping drugs and gets the help he needed and Kacey goes back to her owners and Toby regains his speech.

Cast

as Tom Wyler *

as Jeannie Wyler *

Bridgette Andersen Bridgette Andersen (July 11, 19751997) was an American child actress and child model. She starred in 1982's ''Savannah Smiles'', for which she received her first of four Youth in Film Award nominations. Personal life Andersen was born on July ...

as Jill * Sean Gerlis as Toby *

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as Fidel Fargo *

as Dr. Dolly McKeever *

Dennis Haysbert Dennis Dexter Haysbert (born June 2, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the '' Major League'' film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film '' Absolute Power'' ...

as Sheriff Pierce *

Molly Cheek Molly Cheek (born March 2, 1950) is an American actress. A Connecticut College graduate she worked in ‘dinner-theater productions and summer stock’ before finding television and film work. Cheek is best known for her roles in the televisio ...

as Trish *

Dennis Fimple Dennis Clarke Fimple (November 11, 1940 – August 23, 2002) was an American actor. Biography Fimple was born in Ventura, California, the son of Dolly and Elmer Fimple. He graduated from Taft Union High School in 1958 and received a teaching c ...

as Smitty *

Corey Brunish Corey Brunish is a Singing, singer, actor, director, writer and multiple Tony Awards, Tony Award-winning producer who is based in Portland, Oregon and New York City. Background Brunish was born in Los Angeles, California. After spending his early ...

as Meadows

References

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* 1985 drama films 1985 films Films scored by Charles Fox 1980s English-language films Films directed by Robert Michael Lewis {{1980s-drama-film-stub