Wildflower (1991)
Overview
One day Sammy and his younger sister Ellie happen upon a cabin where Alice, a young, partially deaf girl with epilepsy is being kept by her abusive stepfather. The three soon become friends and hope to get Alice an education and help her escape from the torture she undergoes daily. However, Alice's stepfather soon finds out about the friendship Alice has struck up and punishes her brutally. This story of friendship and youth shows that everyone is human and deserves to be treated so, no matter their disability or weakness.
Cast
Beau Bridges
Jack Perkins
Patricia Arquette
Alice Guthrie
Reese Witherspoon
Ellie Perkins
Susan Blakely
Ada Guthrie
William McNamara
Sammy Perkins
Collin Wilcox Paxton
Bessie Morgan
Norman Max Maxwell
Ormand Guthrie
Richard K. Olsen
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