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Old children's movie…

Family movie made probably in the 80s. A girl, whose mother is in a mental hospital (maybe with a nervous breakdown), needs to take care of her young brother and sister (twins) who are young and naughty. Her father says she doesn’t help enough. At one point there is a Christmas party, the twins cry because they want their mother, she talks to the boy and says: “Look, Liam, you are a brave cowboy, aren’t you?”, explaining that the mother is not there. She also tries to make pancakes with syrup with the twins, but they mess the kitchen up, and her father yells at her Then her father sends her to live with her aunt, she meets a boy at school (his name is Alex), and they end up kissing at the basement, where there is a large pool table. Her aunt comes in when they kiss and sends the boy home. Then she tells the girl she should go back to her father. The girl runs away and goes to visit her mother in a hospital. She buys pancakes for her, but the mother says she doesn’t want them. The girl falls asleep on the hospital bed. Then her father comes to take her home and apologizes for screaming at her.

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Is it:
Nell (1994) or…
The Other Sister (1999)?

We don't talk about Bruno! No, no, no!

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Sounds like an after-school special

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That was funny, but you're right.

I love those Martin Tahse after school specials from the 70s and early 80s.

I really can't think of one that I don't like, but there was one that really stood out. The shows were always engaging and they were excellent learning lessons about growing up and evolving in some way. Many if not most of them were quite bittersweet.

"What Are Friends For?", with the talented, likable, but otherworldly Dana Hill as a girl with problems stands as the most memorable tale for me.

Later on, I will have to start a thread about the Tahse specials.



"My life is over. I might as well dance with Johnny Slash!"

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Could it be Gracie’s Choice starring Kristen Bell?

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Thank you all, but it is none of the above.

It is not an after school special, it's a movie. Made probably in the 80s or early 90s, not later.

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I don't remember the name sorry.
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