The Man Who Could Talk to Kids is a 1973 American made-for-television drama film directed by Donald Wrye. It was originally broadcast on ABC on October 17, 1973.
Plot When an emotionally-disturbed young boy shuts out all of his family and friends, a counselor tries to help bring him and his family together again.
Cast
Peter Boyle as Charlie Datweiler Scott Jacoby as Kenny Lassiter Collin Wilcox Paxton as Honor Lassiter Tyne Daly as Susie Datweiler Robert Reed as Tom Lassiter Denise Nickerson as Dena Pingitore Dudley Knight as Mr. Carling
References
The story was a Docu-drama based on Harold Mondschein's work with troubled kids (Learning, Behavior and Emotional issues.) The young man portrayed in the film was a composite of several children he had previously worked with. It was Peter Boyle's first adventure into trying a different kind of "softer" character, one of Donald Wrye's first forays into directing and one of ABC's first made for television movies, which started a "trend." Douglas Day Stewart began his writing career close to this time and this was one of Tomorrow Entertainments' first production efforts.
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