The read
A Balasaur Score of 56 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 40%. Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,359 1980s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Up-and-coming senator Nick Rast's young son is terminally ill with leukemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy falls in love with Wolfe, but the powerful interests behind Rast's career, represented by geriatric monster Doc Wheelan are less happy with events.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
52 audience votes
Key crew
- Simon WincerDirector
- Brian MayOriginal Music Composer
- Everett De RocheScreenplay
Cast
- Robert PowellGregory Wolfe
- David HemmingsNick Rast
- Carmen DuncanSandra Rast
- Broderick CrawfordDoc Wheelan
- Gus MercurioMr. Bergier
- Alan CassellMr. Porter
- Mark SpainAlex Rast
- Alyson BestAlice
- Sean MyersBenny Lucas
- Mary SimpsonZoe Cayce
- Neville TeedeDr. Barthelemy
- Anne-Marie MackayMiss Edith Twist
