The Boys Next Door is a 1996 American made-for-television drama film based on a play by Tom Griffin which was published in 1983 under the title Damaged Hearts, Broken Flowers and again in 1988 under the title The Boys Next Door. The movie was produced by Hallmark Entertainment as a Hallmark Hall of Fame film.

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The Boys Next Door
Genre	Comedy Drama
Written by	Tom Griffin (play) William Blinn (teleplay)
Directed by	John Erman
Starring	Tony Goldwyn Nathan Lane Robert Sean Leonard Tony Goldwyn Michael Jeter Courtney B. Vance Mare Winningham
Theme music composer	John Kander
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Richard Welsh Brent Shields (co-executive producer)
Producers	John Erman Christopher Cook
Production location	Toronto
Cinematography	Frank Tidy
Editor	John W. Wheeler
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	February 4, 1996 (1996-02-04)

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Four intellectually disabled men share a house and are looked after by Jack (Tony Goldwyn), their social worker. The four men try to make sense of a mixed-up world, dealing with everything from runaway rodents to helping Norman (Nathan Lane), who has a new girlfriend (Mare Winningham). Jack's life with his wife is put on hold, and he feels it's time to let them go.

• Tony Goldwyn as Jack
• Nathan Lane as Norman
• Courtney B. Vance as Lucien
• Michael Jeter as Arnold
• Robert Sean Leonard as Barry Klemper
• Mare Winningham as Sheila
• Jenny Robertson as Rena
• Elizabeth Wilson as Mary
• Richard Jenkins as Bob Klemper
• Lynne Thigpen as Mrs. Tracy
• Caroline Aaron as Mrs. Warren

• 1997 Won: Christopher Award
• 1996 Nominated: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie - Mare Winningham
• 1996 Nominated: Humanitas Prize
• 1997 Won: WGA Award

• The Boys Next Door at IMDb

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