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'''A Pact With God''' is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Work In Progress]]. It was originally broadcast in [[1985]]. | '''A Pact With God''' is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series [[Work In Progress]]. It was originally broadcast in [[1985]]. | ||
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*Freddy's illness. | *Freddy's illness. | ||
*Making a deal with god; jogging to prevent Freddy from having cancer. | *Making a deal with god; jogging to prevent Freddy from having cancer. | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
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== Interesting Facts == | == Interesting Facts == | ||
The text from this program is re-recorded with different background music in [[Death In The Family, A|A Death in the Family.]] | The text from this program is re-recorded with different background music in [[Death In The Family, A|A Death in the Family.]] | ||
== Commentary == | == Commentary == | ||
{{commentary}} | {{commentary}} | ||
[[Category:Serious_Monologue]] | [[Category:Serious_Monologue]] | ||
[[Category:1985]] | [[Category:1985]] | ||
Revision as of 11:33, 19 February 2021
| Series | |
|---|---|
| Work In Progress | |
| Original Broadcast Date | |
| 1987 | |
| Cast | |
| Joe Frank | |
| Format | |
| Serious Monologue, 1 hour | |
| Preceded by: | Dear Annie |
| Followed by: | Pretender |
The development is called The Fountains...
A Pact With God is the name of a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series Work In Progress. It was originally broadcast in 1985.
Synopsis
- Joe narrates a home movie documenting a visit to his parents.
- A repeated passage: diving in the ocean, racing through country roads at night and driving into a telephone pole. Thunder as the voice of Joe's father. "He'd speak softly, if he could."
- A man Joe's parents admire suffers from a brain disease, degenerates, and is institutionalized.
- The life of Joe's mother, and her youth in Europe.
- Freddy's illness.
- Making a deal with god; jogging to prevent Freddy from having cancer.
Music
This is an incomplete record of the music in this program. If you can add more information, please do.
- "First Light" - Harold Budd & Brian Eno (from Ambient 2: The Plateaux Of Mirror, 1980)
Interesting Facts
The text from this program is re-recorded with different background music in A Death in the Family.
Commentary
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