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Stories of a Detention Farm, From One Who Lived There.

Shimmer

7.8 / 10 7.8 1993 1h 35mNR

Drama

The solo actor in Shimmer tells the story by becoming each character in turn. The play takes place in 1956, in a harsh Midwestern juvenile detention center, where two boys befriend each other.

Directed by John Hanson

CAST

The people behind the story

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Marcus KlempJohn 'Spacy' Callahan

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Elijah James ShepardGary Finch (as Elijah Shepard)

Mary Beth Hurt

Mary Beth HurtMother

Tom Bower

Tom BowerMr. Speck

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Clem Tucker Jr.Teats Bower

Patrick LaBrecque

Patrick LaBrecqueTony Kemler

Jake Busey

Jake BuseyRichard Halverson

Michael Hyland

Michael HylandDavey Rydell