The Wool Cap (TV)
- Original title
- The Wool Cap
- Year
- 2004
- Running time
- 91 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- William H. Macy
- Keke Palmer
- Ned Beatty
- Marcia Bennett
- Don Rickles
- Tyrone Benskin
- Danny Blanco Hall
- Cherise Boothe
- Julito McCullum
- Catherine O'Hara
- Alexandra Castillo
- Leyda Aleyli
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Remake. TV Movie
- Synopsis
- William H. Macy co-writes and stars as a broken man bereft of love, family, and his very voice in a made-for-TV film based on an original story by the legendary Jackie Gleason. Gigot (Macy) is a mute war veteran who lost his vocal cords in a tragic car accident that killed his sister. Wracked by guilt and grief, Gigot cut all ties with his family to live a life of self-imposed exile as the superintendent for a rundown, inner-city tenement. After 28 years of emotional solitude, Gigot's lonely existence is shattered by the arrival of Lou (Keke Palmer), a spunky but troubled 12-year-old whose drug-addict mother has abandoned her. At first wary of each other, the two unlikely roommates forge a genuinely touching bond that blossoms into a father-daughter relationship and prompts Gigot to make amends with his own estranged family. Warm and uplifting without caving in to sentimentality, The Wool Cap is a poignant character study of two damaged souls offering each other a shot at healing and redemption. Ned Beatty, Catherine O'Hara, and Don Rickles offer fine supporting roles, and newcomer Palmer displays a knowing maturity that belies her young age, but the film belongs to the always brilliant Macy, who turns in a stellar performance that conveys layers of emotional depth without ever saying a word.
- Awards
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2005: Emmy: 4 Nominations, Including Best TV Movie and Actor (William H. Macy)2004: Golden Globes: Nominated Best Actor in Mini-Series or TV Motion Picture (Macy)2004: Nominated for Critics' Choice Awards: Best Picture Made for TV2004: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay (Long Form)2004: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nominated Best Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries (Macy) & Actress (Palmer)
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