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Blythe Danner, Faye Dunaway, Peter Fonda, Jack Palance and Peter Riegert star in this new "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation based on The New York Times best-selling novel by Anne Tyler. The quirky story revolves around a widow who is contemplating what her life would have been like if she had married someone else and calls her ex-boyfriend to see if she can rekindle the old flame.
Since her husband's death after only six years of marriage, Rebecca (Danner) has single-handedly raised his ever-challenging and now adult daughters, Nono (Betsy Brandt), Biddy (Stacy Edwards) and Patch (Blake Lindsley), as well as one of her own, Min Foo (Ione Skye). Rebecca also inherited her husband's uncle, 99-year-old Poppy (Palance), a crotchety old man whose total focus is his upcoming 100th birthday. A party planner by trade, Rebecca is always cheerful and upbeat, but even after many, many years, she's still not really sure about her standing in this bizarre family. As she questions how her life might have been different if she hadn't jilted her former boyfriend, Will (Fonda), for her husband, Rebecca decides to contact him. Seeing Will, who is now a divorced college professor living a structured life, only adds to Rebecca's dilemma. As her family life continues to swirl around her, Rebecca begins to understand how much they rely on her and, in their own unique way, truly appreciate her. Rating: TVPG
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