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Dec 3, 1989 · A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story: Directed by John Patterson. With Alfre Woodard, A.J. Johnson, Leon, Garland Spencer. Mary Thomas is a single mother with nine children in a rough Chicago neighborhood.
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- John Patterson
- 1989-12-03
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Mary Thomas (Alfre Woodard) is a single mother with nine children in a rough Chicago neighborhood. She struggles through poverty, resisting gangsters, violence and drugs while battling an ...
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- Alfre Woodard
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"A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story" is a 1989 telefilm produced by The Walt Disney Company. It was originally broadcast as a 2-part episode on The Magical World of Disney on NBC on December 3 and December 10, 1989. The telefilm was directed by John Patterson.
The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despite the surroundings of poverty, drugs, crime and violence of their ghetto neighborhood.
•Alfre Woodard ... Mary Thomas
•A.J. Johnson ... Ruby Thomas
•Leon ... Michael Thomas
•Garland Spencer ... Isiah Thomas - Middle School
•Chick Vennera
•Larry O. Williams Jr. ... Isiah Thomas - High School
- 3 min
Brief Synopsis. A two-part television drama based on the life of Mary Thomas, mother of basketball player Isiah Thomas, who was determined to rescue her son from drugs and gang involvement. Isiah Thomas went on to become a star of the Detroit Pistons basketball team.
- John Patterson
- Leon Robinson
Mary Thomas is a single mother with nine children in a rough Chicago neighborhood. She struggles through poverty, resisting gangsters, violence and drugs while battling an indifferent city bureaucracy. Her children thrive under her protection, despite the dangers and temptations of their neighborhood. Mary's youngest son, Isiah Thomas, grows up ...
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UR. 1h 30m. 1989. Preview. A Mother's Courage is the story of Mary Thomas, the mother of Detroit Pistons star player Isaiah Thomas. Mary is a tireless, feisty single mom, struggling to free her large family from the influence of the poverty and crime surrounding her West Side Chicago neighborhood. Mary fights City Hall to keep her family from ...
