The Wool Cap (TV) (2004)

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Original title

The Wool Cap

Year

2004

Running time

91 min.

Country

 United States

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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

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 TV 2004: 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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