Gleason (2002)

ALL 10/13/2002 (en) Drama, Family, TV Movie 120 Min
  • Release
    10/13/2002
  • Production
    Barbara Lieberman Productions, CBS, Hallmark Entertainment
  • Rotten tomato
    57%
  • Original title
    Gleason
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

How Sweet It Was!

Overview

The story begins at the height of Gleason's career. He has it all: women, wealth, and extraordinary power. But he is haunted by memories of his childhood. Gleason spends his formative years entering amateur contests, performing in sleazy night spots. Along the way, he steals gags from the best comics in town and finds love with Genevieve, a dancer whom he marries. But Gleason isn't the ideal husband or even a responsible father as he abandons his family to answer the call of Hollywood. Brash, arrogant, and egotistical, he alienates his directors and the man who discovers him. When he ends up back in New York, Gleason gets one of those rare second chances in the new medium of television, creating some of its most unforgettable characters. But even as Gleason becomes the talk of the tube, his life - ruled by demons of rage, booze, and insecurity - unravels.

  1. Howard Deutch

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Seth Flaum

    Editor

  4. Producer



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Casts

  1. Brad Garrett

    Jackie Gleason

  2. Saul Rubinek

    George 'Bullets' Durgom

  3. Gretchen Egolf

    Genevieve Halford

  4. Kristen Dalton

    Audrey Meadows

  5. Michael Chieffo

    Art Carney

  6. Danny Wells

    Jack L. Warner

  7. Mark Camacho

    Sammy Birch

  8. Jason Blicker

    Sol Friedman

  9. Vlasta Vrana

    Toots Shor

  10. Shawn Lawrence

    William S. Paley

  11. Kevin Dunn

    Jack Philbin

  12. Terry Farrell

    Marilyn Taylor

  13. Paula Jean Hixson

    Mae Gleason

  14. Jack Langedijk

    Herb Gleason

  15. Jake Brockman

    Young Jackie Gleason

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 15 , Crews : 5

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Gleason (2002) 120 Min

ALL 10/13/2002 (en)
Drama, Family, TV Movie
  • Release 10/13/2002
  • Production
    Barbara Lieberman Productions, CBS, Hallmark Entertainment
  • Original title Gleason
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

How Sweet It Was!

Overview

The story begins at the height of Gleason's career. He has it all: women, wealth, and extraordinary power. But he is haunted by memories of his childhood. Gleason spends his formative years entering amateur contests, performing in sleazy night spots. Along the way, he steals gags from the best comics in town and finds love with Genevieve, a dancer whom he marries. But Gleason isn't the ideal husband or even a responsible father as he abandons his family to answer the call of Hollywood. Brash, arrogant, and egotistical, he alienates his directors and the man who discovers him. When he ends up back in New York, Gleason gets one of those rare second chances in the new medium of television, creating some of its most unforgettable characters. But even as Gleason becomes the talk of the tube, his life - ruled by demons of rage, booze, and insecurity - unravels.

  1. Howard Deutch

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Seth Flaum

    Editor

  4. Producer