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  • Thicker Than Blood(1998)
  • TV Movie | 93 min | Drama
Thicker Than Blood(1998)
TV Movie | 93 min | Drama

Griffin Byrne is the idealistic new history, English and maths teacher in Father Frank Larkin's school in a mainly Latino ghetto neighborhood where most kids, even many of its graduates, end up in crime and poverty. He takes a particular...See moreGriffin Byrne is the idealistic new history, English and maths teacher in Father Frank Larkin's school in a mainly Latino ghetto neighborhood where most kids, even many of its graduates, end up in crime and poverty. He takes a particular interest in one of the boys nobody believes will ever come to anything, Lee Cortes, who he finds to be a prodigy in cartoon drawing but who never spoke a word at school, and always wears a Walkman, essentially because of his home situation: his elder brother Tyro, a drug dealer, abuses him and his mother, so he often stays home to mind the smallest siblings. Griffin tries everything to help Lee, despite everyones cynicism, even takes him in his bachelor flat, but finds the whole family situation must be solved, which is probably beyond his power, yet tries tireless, even if he gets nothing but abuse and the results seem to do more hurting then helping...Written by KGF Vissers See less
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Bill Cain (play "Stand-Up Tragedy" ) (teleplay)
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Updated May 31, 1998

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May 31, 1998 (United States)

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33 cast members
Name Known for
Mickey Rourke
Father Frank Larkin Father Frank Larkin See fewer
Dan Futterman
Griffin Byrne Griffin Byrne See fewer
Carlo Alban
Lee Cortez Lee Cortez See fewer
Luna Lauren Velez
Camilla Lopez (as Lauren Vélez) Camilla Lopez (as Lauren Vélez) See fewer
Josh Mostel
Kendall Kendall See fewer
Rosanna DeSoto
Señora Señora See fewer
Dick Latessa
Ciccilone Ciccilone See fewer
Lanisha Mora
Camilla's kid Camilla's kid See fewer
Frances Conroy
Mrs. Byrne Mrs. Byrne See fewer
Steve Ryan
Mr. Byrne Mr. Byrne See fewer
Iris Little Thomas
Bureaucrat Bureaucrat See fewer
Rick Gonzalez
Sanchez Sanchez See fewer
Rony Clanton
Security guard Security guard See fewer
David Reilly
Mounted policeman #1 Mounted policeman #1 See fewer
Ray Stein
Mounted policeman #2 Mounted policeman #2 See fewer
Meryl Newbern
Griffin's sister-in-law Griffin's sister-in-law See fewer
John Bryant
Student (uncredited) Student (uncredited) See fewer
Angel Leon
Kid #6 (uncredited) Kid #6 (uncredited) See fewer
Joey Sontz
Comic Book Street Shopper (uncredited) Comic Book Street Shopper (uncredited) See fewer
Nick Stellate
Pimp (uncredited) Pimp (uncredited) See fewer
Eric Van Alstyne
Griffin's Brother (uncredited) Griffin's Brother (uncredited) See fewer
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