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The Loneliest Runner is a semi-autobiographical made-for-television film written, produced and directed by Bonanza star Michael Landon. It first aired on December 20, 1976 on NBC and starred Lance Kerwin, Brian Keith, DeAnn Mears, and Landon's Little House on the Prairie daughter, Melissa Sue Anderson. The film was nominated for two Emmy Awards.
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Dec 31, 2014 · Publication date. 1976-12-20. Topics. Lance Kerwin, Melissa Sue Anderson, Michael Landon, Olympics, TV movies, 70s. Language. English. Teenager John Curtis (Lance Kerwin) has an embarrassing problem: He can't stop wetting his bed. His mother (DeAnn Mears) thinks the best way to discourage the habit is to publicly display his stained sheets from ...
John Curtis is a normal, healthy, happy kid - with one big problem. It's a problem that has him lying to his parents. Sneaking money to use for a purpose he ...
Brief Synopsis. A teenage loner who happens to be a gifted athlete must cope with personal shame and the angry accusations of his parents, especially his demanding mother, over his chronic bed-wetting, although his shame ironically results in his eventually becoming an Olympic gold-medalist runner. Michael Landon b.
The Loneliest Runner is a surprisingly interesting and entertaining movie. If your in the mood to stir up emotions, this well done and probably forgotten seventies TV movie will do it. Watching it as a parent by yourself could be a learning experience.
Summaries. A young boy who still wets the bed finds escapism from his abusive mother and his own embarrassment by going running after school. A thirteen year-old bed wetter runs home from school every day to retrieve the wet sheet his mother has hung from his bedroom window to punish him.
