A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story

1989, drama

100 minutes

The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despite the surroundings of poverty, drugs, crime and violence of their ghetto neighborhood.

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Cast

Alfre Woodard

Alfre Woodard

Mary Thomas

AJ Johnson

Ruby Thomas

Leon

Leon

Michael Thomas

Garland Spencer

Isaiah Thomas at Age 11

Chick Vennera

Chick Vennera

Coach Pingatore

Larry O. Williams Jr.

Isaiah at Age 15

Jamey Sheridan

Jamey Sheridan

Brother Ted

Lanei Chapman

Mary at Age 16

Cynthia Baker

Sister Kevin Anne

Marty Higginbotham

Mr. Davis

Ed Grennan

Mayor Richard Daley

Moon Hi Hanson

Dr. Kim

Bernard Mixon

Mary's Father

Bob Kohut

LoBianco

Kent Martin

Grocery Store Manager

Darrell Echols

Store Clerk

Susan Ware

Mayor's Receptionist

Crew

Art

Michael Merritt

Art direction

William Arnold

Set decoration

Camera

Costume and make-up

Cathy Newport-Logan

Costume design

Directing

John Patterson

Director

Editing

Production

Chet Walker

Co-producer

Robert W. Cort

Executive producer

Ted Field

Ted Field

Executive producer

Sound

Writing

Jason Miller

Writer

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