A Storm in Summer

A Storm in Summer is a 2000 American made-for-television drama film directed by Robert Wise and starring Peter Falk, Andrew McCarthy, Nastassja Kinski, and Ruby Dee. It is the last film to be directed by Wise. Rod Serling's original script had previously been adapted as a 1970 TV film directed by Buzz Kulik starring Peter Ustinov and N'Gai Dixon, and the filmmakers re-used the same script for this production. Serling's script was posthumously honored with an Emmy nomination and a Writers Guild Award.

A Storm in Summer
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Genre	Drama
Based on	1970 screenplay: Rod Serling
Written by	Rod Serling
Directed by	Robert Wise
Starring	Peter Falk Andrew McCarthy Nastassja Kinski Aaron Meeks
Music by	Cynthia Millar
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Robert Halmi Jr.
Producer	Renée Valente
Cinematography	Bert Dunk
Editor	Jack Hofstra
Running time	94 minutes
Production company	Hallmark Entertainment
Original release
Network	Showtime
Release	February 27, 2000 (2000-02-27)

Producer Renee Valente won a Daytime Emmy in 2001 for her work on the film.^[1]

Plot

A lonely, bitter man (Peter Falk) bonds with an inner-city boy (Aaron Meeks) entrusted to his care in upstate New York.

Cast

• Peter Falk as Abel Shaddick
• Andrew McCarthy as Stanley
• Nastassja Kinski as Gloria Ross
• Aaron Meeks as Herman D. Washington
• Ruby Dee as Grandmother
• Keith Martin Gordey as Cop
• Ingrid Torrance as Harriet
• Ty Olsson as Biker
• Gillian Barber as Mrs. Parker
• Lillian Carlson as Mrs. Gold

Accolades

At the 28th Daytime Emmy Awards, the film was co-winner of the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Special along with Run the Wild Fields. Peter Falk was nominated for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special but did not win.