The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)
Powerful story about love, struggle and passion of an over protective mother and her piano prodigy.
Top billed cast
Lynn WhitfieldMrs. Brown
Martin VillafanaJunior Brown
Rainbow Sun FrancksBuddy Clark (as Rainbow Sun Francks)
Clark JohnsonMr. Pool
Sarah PolleyButter
Richard ChevolleauDuckie
Margot KidderMiss Peebs- Warren BennsSpanish
- Tina SuSandra Tanaka
- Nicole HardyLesley
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