Movie · 2000
Common Ground
Released 29 January 2000 105 min TV Movie / Drama More from 2000 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of Dorothy", a woman joins the Navy during the 1950s and discovers lesbianism. In "Mr. Roberts", a teacher in a 1970s classroom struggles with his closeted gay status. Finally in "Amos and Andy", a father wrestles with his own emotional acceptance of a present day wedding between his son and another man.
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How old were they?
Ed Asner
as Ira
Beau Bridges
as Father Leon
Dan Lauria
as Coach Davis
Margot Kidder
as Mrs. Nelson
Brian Kerwin
as Chuck Dawson
Helen Shaver
as Janet
Mimi Rogers
as McPherson
Eric Stoltz
as Johnny Burroughs
Steven Weber
as Gil Roberts
James Le Gros
as Amos
Jason Priestley
as Billy
Brittany Murphy
as Dorothy Nelson
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
as Tobias
Caterina Scorsone
as Peggy
Jackie Laidlaw
as Grace
Gina Sorell
as Justine
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The numbers
52years between the oldest and youngest billed
70Ed Asner — oldest on the call sheet
18Caterina Scorsone — youngest billed
41average age of the credited cast