Family Pictures is a two-part TV adaptation of the
Sue Miller novel of the same name.
Anjelica Huston and
Sam Neill are Lainey and David Eberlin, a 1950s married couple with six children, one of whom, Randall (
Jamie Harrold), is autistic. The parents' initial decision not to institutionalize the boy results in a terrific strain on the rest of the family, until finally only Lainey is willing to shoulder the responsibility of raising Randall. The second half of
Family Pictures, related from the vantage point of the 1980s by the Eberlins' oldest daughter (
Kyra Sedgwick), details the effect that Randall's inevitable institutionalization had on the family. This anecdotal four-hour drama first aired on March 21 and 22, 1993. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide