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The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)
PG
TV Movie | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

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The Summer of Ben Tyler (1996)

TV Movie | 110 min | Comedy, Drama

A man who acts upon his conscience opens a Pandora's box of racism and intolerance. Temple Rayburn (James Woods) is an attorney who lives and works in a small Southern community in the 1940s. When Rayburn and his wife Celia (Elizabeth ...See moreA man who acts upon his conscience opens a Pandora's box of racism and intolerance. Temple Rayburn (James Woods) is an attorney who lives and works in a small Southern community in the 1940s. When Rayburn and his wife Celia (Elizabeth McGovern) encounter a young man named Ben Tyler (Charles Mattocks)--a mentally-challenged African-American youth with nowhere to go--they take pity on him and let him stay in their home. However, in a time and place when black and white citizens were not allowed to use the same drinking fountain, Temple's decision raises more than a few eyebrows, and the Rayburn household soon becomes the center of a local political firestorm. Written by Charles Goldstein See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
James Woods Temple Rayburn Temple Rayburn See fewer	Vampires (1998)
Elizabeth McGovern Celia Rayburn Celia Rayburn See fewer	Ordinary People (1980)
Len Cariou Spencer Maitland Spencer Maitland See fewer	About Schmidt (2002)
Julia McIlvaine Nell Rayburn Nell Rayburn See fewer	KaBlam! (1996)
Kevin Isola Junius Maitland Junius Maitland See fewer	The Equalizer (2021)
Clifton James Chief Sam Thompkins Chief Sam Thompkins See fewer	Live and Let Die (1973)
Anita Gillette Suellen Suellen See fewer	Moonstruck (1987)
Charles Mattocks Ben Tyler Ben Tyler See fewer	Reversed (Costa Rica) (2021)
Millie Perkins Doris Doris See fewer	Wall Street (1987)
Jack Gilpin Carter Glenn Carter Glenn See fewer	21 (2008)
Novella Nelson Rosetta Tyler Rosetta Tyler See fewer	A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
Mary Lucy Bivins Actress Actress See fewer	Road-Kill U.S.A. (1994)
Sharlene Thomas Actress Actress See fewer	Leatherheads (2008)
Ed Grady Dr. Ringgold Dr. Ringgold See fewer	The Notebook (2004)
Ronn Carroll Judge Kragen Judge Kragen See fewer	Friday the 13th (1980)
Gregory Perrelli Scooter Maitland (as Gregg Perrelli) Scooter Maitland (as Gregg Perrelli) See fewer	The Funeral (1996)
Judith Ivey Narrator Narrator See fewer	Women Talking (2022)
Jeff Johnston Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) Assistant District Attorney (uncredited) See fewer	The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)