Prayers for Bobby

"She loves everything about her son...except who he is."

2009 1h 29m EN

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8.1

BANGER

★8.1TMDB · 655

DramaHistoryTV Movie

Synopsis

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Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.

“She loves everything about her son...except who he is.”

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Cast

Sigourney Weaver
Mary Griffith
Henry Czerny
Robert Griffith
Ryan Kelley
Bobby Griffith
Austin Nichols
Ed Griffith
Carly Schroeder
Joy Griffith
Scott Bailey
David
Rebecca Louise Miller
Jeanette
Shannon Eagen
Nancy Griffith

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Russell Mulcahy, shot by Thom Best. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Ward. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Victor Du Bois shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Sigourney Weaver and Henry Czerny and Ryan Kelley carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "She loves everything about her son...except who he is.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1073510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Russell Mulcahy directs. Thom Best behind the camera. Christopher Ward scores. Victor Du Bois cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Directed by Russell Mulcahy, shot by Thom Best. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Christopher Ward. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Victor Du Bois shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sigourney Weaver and Henry Czerny and Ryan Kelley carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "She loves everything about her son...except who he is.".
8IMDB entry: tt1073510 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 18 themes, including "coming out", "suicide", "based on novel or book", "parent child relationship".

The technical file

Cinematography: Thom Best
Original score: Christopher Ward
Editing: Victor Du Bois
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Prayers for Bobby (2009)

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tmdb152146182018-06-13
★ 5/10
Prayers for Bobby is so clunkily wholesome and earnest, in such an obvious and belaboured fashion, that it imbues everything with a hokey artificiality, which reminds you, incessantly, that none of what you're watching is real. It's embarrassingly sappy. It didn't work for me but, evidently, a lot of people don't mind being drenched in sap.
kinrich302026-09-08
★ 8/10
This was based on real events - a rather sad movie. When a woman mistakes religious dogma for religious faith, her son pays the price