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Doing Time on Maple Drive

Doing Time on Maple Drive is a 1992 made-for-television drama film. Written by James Duff and directed by Ken Olin, the film stars James Sikking, Bibi Besch, William McNamara, Jayne Brook, David Byron, Lori Loughlin and Jim Carrey in an early and rare dramatic role. This is Jim Carrey's 14th film role.

Synopsis

Doing Time on Maple Drive centers around the Carter family. Father Phil (Sikking) is a successful local restaurateur, married for many years to Lisa (Besch). They have three grown children, Karen (Brook), Tim (Carrey) and Matt (McNamara). Karen is married to Tom (Byron), Tim works in his father's restaurant and Matt is a college student. Matt returns from college and introduces the family to his fiancee, Allison (Loughlin).

Matt is injured after crashing his car; he returns home to recuperate. As he recovers, the family is revealed to be almost completely dysfunctional. Tim is an alcoholic. Matt's car crash was a suicide attempt brought on by the pressure of being gay and closeted from his conservative parents and lying about Allison's breaking their engagement because of it. Lisa is in deep denial about all of the problems family members are facing.

Karen's husband Tom learns that Karen is pregnant and that she is so terrified of bringing a child into a family situation like hers that she's considering having an abortion without telling him. Tom angrily confronts her father Phil, declaring that while Phil may be destroying his own family he won't allow Phil to destroy his. He takes Karen away. Matt confronts his parents, including telling his mother that he knows she already knows after having walked in on him and another boy. Lisa continues to struggle with denial, but Phil begins to take tentative steps toward understanding.

Cast

Actor	Role
James Sikking	Phil Carter
Bibi Besch	Lisa Carter
William McNamara	Matt Carter
Jayne Brook	Karen
David Byron	Tom
Lori Loughlin	Allison
Jim Carrey	Tim Carter
Philip Linton	Andy
Bennett Cale	Kyle
Richard Israel	Student Actor
Mark Chaet	Nick
Janice Lynde	Judy
George Roth	Dr. Norman
Parker Whitman	Gene
Danielle Michonne	Cindy
Toni Sawyer	Millie
Bodhi Elfman	Joe
Mike Marikian	Kevin
Courtenay McWhinney	Clara

Awards and nominations

Doing Time on Maple Drive was nominated for three Emmy Awards: Duff for outstanding writing for a miniseries or special; outstanding made for television movie; and Besch for outstanding supporting actress in a miniseries or special.