The Planet of Junior Brown

The Planet of Junior Brown

Passion Moves Mountains

1997•1h 31m•4.0/10

Drama

Ratings

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4.0/10(7)

Powerful story about love, struggle and passion of an over protective mother and her piano prodigy.

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Production

Victor Solnicki Productions, The Film Works

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Lynn Whitfield

Lynn Whitfield

Mrs. Brown

Martin Villafana

Junior Brown

Rainbow Sun Francks

Rainbow Sun Francks

Buddy Clark (as Rainbow Sun Francks)

Clark Johnson

Clark Johnson

Mr. Pool

Sarah Polley

Sarah Polley

Butter

Richard Chevolleau

Richard Chevolleau

Duckie

Margot Kidder

Margot Kidder

Miss Peebs

Warren Benns

Spanish

Tina Su

Sandra Tanaka

Nicole Hardy

Lesley

Christopher Kennedy

Christopher Kennedy

Derrick

Denis Akiyama

Denis Akiyama

Mr. Tanaka

Dan Lett

Dan Lett

Mr. Roundtree

Roy T. Anderson

Roy T. Anderson

Taxi driver

Michael Blake

Michael Blake

Henchman

Jery Hewitt

Jery Hewitt

Nat

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