…And Your Name Is Jonah

Jonah (Jeffrey Bravin) is a lonely deaf child who has been misdiagnosed as retarded. Jonah’s mother (Sally Struthers) and father (James Woods) struggle to establish communication from their withdrawn son. As the specialists shake their heads and cluck their tongues, Jonah’s parents finally manage to teach the child sign language, thereby opening up his world both intellectually and emotionally. Despite competition from the network premiere of Taxi Driver, And Your Name is Jonah managed to post excellent ratings upon its original telecast., Story of a deaf boy (hearing-impaired actor Jeffrey Bravin) and his parents’ struggle to communicate with him. Sally Struthers, James Woods, Randee Heller. Grandpa: Titos Vandis.