Foxfire (1987 film)

Foxfire
Based on
Foxfire
by
Screenplay bySusan Cooper
Directed byJud Taylor
Starring
ComposerJohnny Mandel
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerMarian Rees
ProducerDorothea G. Petrie
CinematographyThomas Burstyn
EditorPaul LaMastra
Running time100 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseDecember 13, 1987 (1987-12-13)
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Foxfire is an American drama television film that premiered on CBS on December 13, 1987, as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame anthology series. It is directed by Jud Taylor from a teleplay by Susan Cooper, based on the play of the same name by Cooper and Hume Cronyn. The film stars Jessica Tandy, Cronyn, and John Denver, with Tandy and Cronyn both reprising their roles from the 1982 Broadway production.[1]

The film was honored with the Peabody Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film. It won two Primetime Emmy Awards, for Outstanding Lead Actress for Tandy and Outstanding Art Direction, from a total of eight nominations (including Outstanding Drama/Comedy Special).

  1. ^ Margulies, Lee (May 31, 1987). "Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy will reprise..." Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 22, 2023.