The Long Journey Home (1987 film)

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The Long Journey Home is a 1987 American drama television film starring Meredith Baxter and David Birney (then married to each other), and directed by Rod Holcomb.

It aired on CBS as one of their Sunday Movies, on November 29, 1987, and was the fourth most-watched show in the United States for the week, with 18.9 million homes viewing.Baker, Kathyrn (2 December 1987). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vyRXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZUMNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1551%2C3761407 Is Cosby reign at top of heap on wane?], Kentucky New Era (Associated Press){{cite news|last=Terry|first=Clifford|date=27 November 1987|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/11/27/the-long-journey-home-misses-the-mark-in-every-way/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906123530/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1987-11-27/features/8703290350_1_long-journey-ends-car-chase-israeli|archive-date=6 September 2017|title='The Long Journey Home' Misses The Mark In Every Way|url-status=live|work=Chicago Tribune}}Jarvis, Jeff (30 November 1987). [http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-the-long-journey-home-vol-28-no-22/ http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-the-long-journey-home-vol-28-no-22/], PeopleShirley, Don (28 November 1987). [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-28-ca-5827-story.html TV REVIEW : 'Long Journey Home': Stylish, Not Too Implausible Thriller], Los Angeles Times

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| genre = Drama

| writer = Karen Clark

| director = Rod Holcomb

| starring = Meredith Baxter
David Birney
Ray Baker

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| music = J.A.C. Redford

| country = United States

| language = English

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| executive_producer = Andrea Baynes

| producer = Ervin Zavada

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| editor = Christopher Nelson

| cinematography = Edmond L. Koons

| runtime = 96 minutes

| company = Andrea Baynes Productions
Grail Productions
Lorimar-Telepictures

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| network = CBS

| released = {{Start date|1987|11|29}}

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