''The Park Is Mine'' is a Canadian-American drama

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based on the novel of the same name by Stephen Peters. The film focuses on

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veteran, Mitch (

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), who takes forceful control of

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to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War and draw attention to veterans' issues.

Plot

A vietnam vet (Tommy Lee Jones) takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War.

Cast

as Mitch Garnett *

Helen Shaver Helen Shaver (born February 24, 1951) is a Canadian actress and film and television director. She has received Emmy and Saturn Award nominations, among other honours. Early life Shaver was born and raised, with five sisters, in St. Thomas, O ...

as Valery *

Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Frederick Kotto (born Frederick Samuel Kotto; November 15, 1939 – March 15, 2021) was an American actor known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the NBC television series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' (1993–1999) as ...

as Eubanks *

Lawrence Dane Lawrence Joseph Zahab (April 3, 1937 – March 21, 2022), known professionally as Lawrence Dane, was a Canadian actor and film producer, best known for his role as Lt. Preston in ''Bride of Chucky''. Life and career Born in Masson, Quebec, Dane ...

as Commissioner Keller * Peter Dvorsky as Dix *

Eric Peterson Eric Neal Peterson (born October 2, 1946) is a Canadian stage, television, and film actor, known for his roles in three major Canadian series – '' Street Legal'' (1987–1994), ''Corner Gas'' (2004–2009), and '' This is Wonderland'' ...

as Mike Johnson *

Gale Garnett Gale Zoë Garnett (born 17 July 1942) is a New Zealand–born Canadian singer best known in the United States for her self-penned, Grammy-winning folk hit "We'll Sing in the Sunshine". Garnett has since carved out a career as an author and actr ...

as Rachel *

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as Commander Curran *

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as Captain Juliano *

Carl Marotte Carl Marotte (born February 25, 1959) is a Canadian actor from Montreal, Quebec. He is a 1979 graduate of Dawson College's Professional Theatre Program and has received a Gemini Award nomination for his role in the television movie '' Net Worth ...

as Santini *

Dennis O'Connor (actor) Dennis O'Connor may refer to: * Dennis O'Connor (judge), Associate Chief Justice of Ontario * J. Dennis O'Connor (born 1942), Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh * Dennis James O'Connor (1886–1946), Quebec politician * Dennis O'Connor (ac ...

as Sergeant Duffy *

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as General Bryant *

R. D. Reid R. D. Reid (September 22, 1944 - June 20, 2017) was a Canadian character actor known for his portrayal of Sergeant Purley Stebbins in the A&E TV original series, ''A Nero Wolfe Mystery'' (2001–2002), and the series pilot, '' The Golden Spiders: ...

as Policeman on Ledge *

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as Dr. Mueller * Marvin Karon as Warburton * Jong Soo Park as Tran Chan Dinh * Peter Langley as Verdanken * Robert Windsor as Minister * Stewart Arnott as Newsman – V.A. Hospital * Jennifer Dean as Detective Balkan * Andrew Thomson as Transmission Officer * Allan Aarons as Policeman – V.A. Hospital * James Kidnie as Policeman in Park * Michael Copeman as Man at Desk *

Philip Akin Philip Akin (born April 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor. Akin has had roles in major American films such as '' The Sum of All Fears'', ''S.W.A.T.'', and '' Get Rich or Die Tryin. He has also done much voice work, including voicing the character ...

as Hardy *

Ardon Bess Ardon Bess (born 1941) is a Canadian actor best known for appearing in a Heritage Moment television commercial about the 1958 Springhill mining disaster portraying survivor Maurice Ruddick. Early life and education Bess was born in Kingstown, ...

as Daniels *

Jay Thomas Jay Thomas (born Jon Thomas Terrell; July 12, 1948 – August 24, 2017) was an American actor, comedian, and radio personality. He was heard in New York from 1976–1979 on top-40 station 99X, and later on rhythmic CHR station 92KTU, and in L ...

as TV reporter * Gregory Francis Kruger as T-shirt haggler

Home media

The film was released in 1985 on VHS by

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. It had originally been released on DVD overseas, but not in the United States, except for bootlegs. However, on December 13, 2016, Kino Lorber released the first official Blu-ray Disc and DVD.

Soundtrack

''The Park Is Mine'' is the sixteenth soundtrack album released by

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and their forty-second released album overall. It was recorded in 1985 but not released until 1991. All tracks were composed by Edgar Froese, Christoph Franke, and Johannes Schmoelling.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Park Is Mine 1986 television films 1986 action films English-language Canadian films Canadian drama television films Films directed by Steven Hilliard Stern Films set in parks Park Is Mine 1986 20th Century Fox Television films Films produced by John Kemeny Films scored by Tangerine Dream Films set in Manhattan HBO Films films 1980s Canadian films