Polly: Comin' Home!

November. 18,1990      
Rating:
7.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in matchmaking and striving for inter-racial understanding in 1956 Alabama.

Keshia Knight Pulliam as  Polly
Phylicia Rashād as  Aunt Polly
Dorian Harewood as  Doctor Shannon
Brandon Quintin Adams as  Jimmy Bean
Vanessa Bell Calloway as  Nancy Dodds
T.K. Carter as  George Dodds
George Anthony Bell as  Mr. Tarbell
Larry Riley as  Reverend Gillis
Anthony Newley as  Dabney Mayhew
Celeste Holm as  Miss Snow

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Reviews

Ceticultsot
1990/11/18

Beautiful, moving film.

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Lollivan
1990/11/19

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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Yash Wade
1990/11/20

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

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Quiet Muffin
1990/11/21

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

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robynclemmons
1990/11/22

In my opinion Polly & Polly: Comin' home were the most entertaining Family/musicals ever written to inspire the black population. I was only nine years old when Polly first aired on television. I remember my mother, big sister, and myself being very excited to view the newly written African-American version of the classic Polly-Anna. I remember feeling such joy after viewing this film it touched on so much of my origin. The southern scenery was perfect in reflecting my heritage most Black Americans have a significant part of their heritage that links back to various states down south. It also touch on the our spiritual up bringing in how most black Americans were raised to love that lord and reverence God in everything we do. The entire film touch me very deeply so much so that I have been searching for this film for years but I have been unsuccessful in completing my search. I really would love to share my joy about this movie with my two year old daughter Jadyn Trinity and my family. I feel that this movie was truly inspired by God and I pray that God use it as a tool to unify families of all races all over that world.

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truess_feaman
1990/11/23

i would love to purchase this movie and money is no object.Please contact me and let me know if i can get it. i would love to purchase this movie to give to my mother. this is one of her all time favorite movie and she has done so much for me and my children and the least i can do is get her these two Polly movies that she has been trying to find at so many different stores. these movies are awesome and i truly wish that it was at stores and still played on TV for the children of today's time can see it. there is so much to learn from these movies. i have been looking everywhere and i have been calling everywhere for these movies. i hate that it is not available. i even sent request in to television channels and still there is no Polly showing on television. my mother birthday is November 4th same as mine and i know she would love it if her birthday gift was Polly 1 & 2.

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IESHIA020202
1990/11/24

This was an excellent movie! It brought so much life to the meaning of life and I would pay just about any price for a copy! Hopefully there is a copy out there somewhere. The storyline was great and the performances were excellent. I give credit where it is due and you are all over due for credit for this particular film. I am only 18 years, when I first saw this movie I was about 8 or 9 and I thought it was great!

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anaseay
1990/11/25

I wish the movie, Polly: Comin' Home, would be seen on tv. Everyone I know of love the movie but just can't find anywhere to buy the movie. I love the movie. I can't stop thinking of the movie. I have seen Pollyanna, the one with Hayley Mills. That one is good. I love them both, but I would rather have Polly: Comin' Home.Thank you

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