Fact-based story of Mike Mills, a teen with muscular dystrophy, who is placed in a state nursing home by his destitute single mother. There he must contend with being the only young person in the clinic and with an abusive head nurse.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Fred SavageMike Mills | Mike Mills |
 Kevin SpaceyWade | Wade |
 Ellen BurstynNurse Cooder | Nurse Cooder |
 Richard JenkinsVaughan | Vaughan |
 Dwier BrownJohn Harlen | John Harlen |
 Lee GarlingtonJoanne | Joanne |
 Virginia CapersNurse Blandings | Nurse Blandings |
| DDana AndersonHarriet | Harriet |
 Grand L. BushScott | Scott |
 Ving RhamesLeon | Leon |
 Zachary ThroneClay | Clay |
| GGeoffrey RivasRay | Ray |
 Christine AvilaCandy | Candy |
| DDeborah BensonLucy Matson | Lucy Matson |
| KKari GellerTracy | Tracy |
 Dean NorrisBill | Bill |
| JJermaine ShouldersTruman | Truman |
| TTracey Leigh TurnerDiana | Diana |
| SScott WarnekeKenny | Kenny |
| MMargaret WheelerSara | Sara |
| JJohn H. EvansMan | Man |
| DDon FloresClerk | Clerk |
 Ronald William LawrenceOrderly | Orderly |
| GGil PerezPizza Man | Pizza Man |
 Alisan PorterKelly | Kelly |
| WWilliam PorterJudge Gunderson | Judge Gunderson |
| DDamion StevensJohn | John |
| LLauren WoodlandPenny | Penny |