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A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story (1989)

The story of Mary Thomas, the mother of basketball star Isiah Thomas, and how she fought to keep her family together and her sons out of trouble despite the surroundings of poverty, drugs, crime and violence of their ghetto neighborhood.

Release: 1989-12-03
Runtime: 100 min
Cast
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard
Mary Thomas
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AJ Johnson
Ruby Thomas
Leon
Leon
Michael Thomas
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Garland Spencer
Isaiah Thomas at Age 11
Chick Vennera
Chick Vennera
Coach Pingatore
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Larry O. Williams Jr.
Isaiah at Age 15
Jamey Sheridan
Jamey Sheridan
Brother Ted
Harry Lennix
Harry Lennix
Nero
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Wanda Christine
Sara
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Shamon Ricks
Jojo
Lanei Chapman
Lanei Chapman
Mary at Age 16
Barbara E. Robertson
Barbara E. Robertson
Miss Day
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Cynthia Baker
Sister Kevin Anne
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Marty Higginbotham
Mr. Davis
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Ed Grennan
Mayor Richard Daley
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Moon Hi Hanson
Dr. Kim
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Bernard Mixon
Mary's Father
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Rengin Altay
M.J.