Drop-Out Father (1982)
Successful advertising executive decides to get out of the rat race but the family rebels at the new lifestyle he outlines. He and his youngest daughter leave the suburbs for a Manhattan loft apartment while the rest of the brood -- wife and three kids -- re-evaluate the situation. For his engaging score, Peter Matz won an Emmy Award nomination.
Drop-Out FatherComedy, Drama, TV Movie
Cast
- Dick Van Dyke — Ed McCall
- Mariette Hartley — Katherine McCall
- George Coe — Kannon Rush
- William Daniels — Draper Wright
- Monte Markham — Tony Malgrado
- Arthur Rosenberg — Marty Zimmerman
- George Wyner — Dr. Irving Lefkowitz
- Claudia Lonow — Peggy McCall
- Charles Bloom — David McCall
- Michael Cummings — Bud McCall
- Rhea Perlman — Tawney Shapiro
- Jeff Altman — Harry
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