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''Hambone and Hillie'' is a 1984 American
comedy-drama film Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...
about a dog (Hambone) separated from his owner (Hillie). The dog treks from New York to Los Angeles, meeting a host of helpers along the way. It was directed by Roy Watts, and starred
Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...
,
Timothy Bottoms Timothy James Bottoms (born August 30, 1951) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the lead in ''Johnny Got His Gun'' (1971); Sonny Crawford in ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971), where he and his fellow co-stars, Cy ...
, Candy Clark, and O. J. Simpson.


Plot

A dog treks a long, arduous journey from
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to
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to be reunited with his owner, Hillie (
Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...
), meeting a lot of helpers along the way.


Cast

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Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...
as Hillie Radcliffe * Candy Clark as Nancy Rollins * O. J. Simpson as Tucker *
Robert Walker Jr. Robert Hudson Walker Jr. (April 15, 1940 – December 5, 2019) was an American actor who appeared in films including ''Easy Rider'' (1969) and was a familiar presence on television in the 1960s and early 1970s. He became less active in lat ...
as The Wanderer * Jack Carter as Lester Burns *
Alan Hale Jr. Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale MacKahan; (March 8, 1921 - January 2, 1990) was an American actor and restaurateur. He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr. His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known for his secondary lead role ...
as McVickers * Anne Lockhart as Roberta Radcliffe *
Timothy Bottoms Timothy James Bottoms (born August 30, 1951) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the lead in ''Johnny Got His Gun'' (1971); Sonny Crawford in ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971), where he and his fellow co-stars, Cy ...
as Michael Radcliffe * Sidney Robin Greenbush as Amy McVickers * William Jordan as Bert Rollins *
Paul Koslo Paul Koslo (born Manfred Koslowski; June 27, 1944 – January 9, 2019) was a German-born Canadian actor. Career Koslo started his career in such 1970s films as '' Nam's Angels'' a.k.a. ''The Losers'', ''Vanishing Point'' and '' The Stone K ...
as Jere * Arnie Moore as Dognapper *
Nancy Morgan Nancy Karen Morgan (born April 1, 1949) is an American actress. Early life Morgan is the daughter of Marjorie (née Greenfield) and Samuel A. Morgan. Jr. She is a niece of John "Red" Morgan, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery du ...
as Ellen * Robert Feero as Skip * Alan Abelew as Manny * Maureen Quinn as Edna Reilly * Vincent Doherty as Baggage Handler * Hap Lawrence as L.A. TWA Clerk *
Marc Bentley Marc Bentley (1968 – November 23, 2020) was an American actor who appeared on television during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The epitome of those sun-blonded surf and sun kids of the era, he was a keen skateboarder. Bentley grew up in South ...
as Danny *
Nicole Eggert Nicole Elizabeth Eggert (born January 13, 1972) is an American actress. Her notable roles include Jamie Powell on the situation comedy ''Charles in Charge'' and Summer Quinn on the television series ''Baywatch''. She guest-starred in ''The Super ...
as Marci * Virginya Keehne as Shelly * Gregory Brown as Pat * Bill Berry as Chicago Sheriff * Jennifer George as Kathy Radcliffe *
Wil Wheaton Richard William Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor. He portrayed Wesley Crusher on the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', Gordie Lachance in the film ''Stand by Me (film), Stand by Me'', Joey Trotta in '' ...
as Jeff Radcliffe *
Lillian Adams Lillian Adams (May 13, 1922 – May 25, 2011) was an American actress who appeared in over 100 film and television roles. Born in Chicago, Adams appeared in movies such as '' Private Benjamin'' and '' Bruce Almighty'' as well as televisio ...
as Estelle * David Wiley as Dr. Simpkins * Tom Preston as Highway Patrol Officer * Robert Michaels as Mover * Hambone as Hambone * Patches as Camille * Mike as Scrapper * Ellie as Barney


Production


Filming

''Hambone and Hillie'' was filmed in the summer of 1983 in
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,
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.


Casting

Lillian Gish Lillian Diana Gish (October 14, 1893February 27, 1993) was an American actress, director, and screenwriter. Her film-acting career spanned 75 years, from 1912, in silent film shorts, to 1987. Gish was called the "First Lady of American Cinema", ...
was cast as Hillie Radcliffe.


Release

''Hambone and Hillie'' was released in theatres on April 24, 1984. The film was released on VHS on October 6, 1997, by
Anchor Bay Entertainment Anchor Bay Entertainment (formerly Video Treasures and Starmaker Entertainment) was an American home entertainment and production company. It was a subsidiary of Starz Inc. Anchor Bay Entertainment marketed and sold feature films, television ser ...
.


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