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Scattering Dad is a american film of genre Drama directed by Joan Tewkesbury with Olympia Dukakis
Scattering Dad (1997)
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Add to a movie listScattering Dad is a 1998 made-for-TV movie starring Olympia Dukakis and Andy Griffith that aired on CBS on January 4, 1998.
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An agorophobic woman who hasn't left her home in 20 years receives a visit from the spirit of her deceased husband who reminds her of a promise she made to scatter his ashes at his favorite vacation spot. With her daughters unavailable, she sets off to fulfill the promise herself.Actors
Olympia Dukakis
(Dotty)
Andy Griffith
(Hiram)
Lucinda Jenney
(Molly)
Michelle Burke
(Taylor)
August Schellenberg
(Fierce Crow)
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