A Summer to Remember (1985)

Director: Robert Michael Lewis

Silent since losing his hearing to meningitis, young Toby Wyler takes a bitter stance against the world and his family, refusing to accept his new stepfather. But when a highly trained orangutan named Casey is thrown from a truck near Toby's home, the boy soon has a secret friend he can communicate with via sign language.

Cast

James Farentino

Tom Wyler

Tess Harper

Jeannie Wyler

Bridgette Andersen

Jill

Sean Gerlis

Toby

Burt Young

Fidel Fargo

Louise Fletcher

Dr. Dolly McKeever

Dennis Haysbert

Sheriff Pierce

Molly Cheek

Trish

Dennis Fimple

Smitty

Corey Brunish

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