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Shimmer

Shimmer

# Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There.
Drama
📜 Overview: The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention center, where two boys befriend each other.
🌏 Languages Available:
📆 Date Released: 1993-10-01
⌚ Running Time: 95 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.5

Beloved Cast

Marcus Klemp original image
John 'Spacy' Callahan
Marcus Klemp
Elijah James Shepard original image
Gary Finch (as Elijah Shepard)
Elijah James Shepard
Mary Beth Hurt original image
Mother
Mary Beth Hurt
Tom Bower original image
Mr. Speck
Tom Bower
Clem Tucker Jr. original image
Teats Bower
Clem Tucker Jr.
Patrick LaBrecque original image
Tony Kemler
Patrick LaBrecque
Jake Busey original image
Richard Halverson
Jake Busey
Michael Hyland original image
Davey Rydell
Michael Hyland
Robert Breuler original image
Mr. Kibby
Robert Breuler
Mary Forcade original image
Mrs. Speck
Mary Forcade
Benjamin Salisbury original image
Young Spacy
Benjamin Salisbury
William Francis McGuire original image
Father
William Francis McGuire

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