The Thanksgiving Promise

A teenage boy is torn between his love for an injured Canadian goose that he has found and his agreement to fatten and kill it for an approaching Thanksgiving dinner for his neighbors.

Cast

Beau Bridges

as Hank Tilby

Millie Perkins

as Lois Tilby

Lloyd Bridges

as Stewart Larson

Jordan Bridges

as Travis Tilby

Courtney Thorne-Smith

as Sheryl

Ed Lauter

as Coach Gruniger

Anne Haney

as Mrs. Sudsup

Bill Calvert

as Jason Tilby

Beau Dremann

as Alec

Jason Bateman

as Steve Tilby

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