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DVD : Homeless to Harvard - The Liz Murray StoryIn association with Amazon.comstarring: Thora Birch, Michael Riley, Robert Bockstael, Makyla Smith, Kelly Lynch directed by: Peter Levin  List Price: $14.98 Price: $8.99 You Save: $5.99 (40%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD EAN: 9780790798431 Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC ISBN: 0790798433 Label: Lifetime Manufacturer: Lifetime Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Lifetime Region Code: 1 Release Date: September 07, 2004 Running Time: 91 minutes Studio: Lifetime Theatrical Release Date: April 07, 2003 Sales Rank: 4589 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Description: Liz Murray was raised in poverty by drug-addicted parents. Though they loved her, they were unable to care for her and Liz ended up living on the streets by the age of 15. Profoundly affected by her mother's AIDS-related death, Liz forced herself to look at her future and make some significant changes. Her prospects were dismal, yet she turned her life around by going back to high school. After earning her diploma in just two years, while still homeless, Liz won a New York Times scholarship for needy students, which enabled her to attend Harvard University. DVD Features: Interviews:Interview with the real Liz Murray Other:Inspirational message from Liz Murray Amazon.com: Thora Birch (American Beauty) is Liz Murray: homeless at 15, Harvard undergrad at 19. Based on a true story, the Lifetime movie begins when her mother, Jean (Kelly Lynch), a schizophrenic with a substance abuse problem, is placed in a mental institution. Liz and her sister are left with their father, Peter, who is also a drug addict. When Jean returns two years later, she's clean, but has AIDS (and will soon start drinking again). When Peter falls behind on the rent, they lose their apartment. He moves into a shelter, the rest move in with Jean's abusive father. Liz hits the streets soon afterwards. Once on her own, she gets serious about her studies and her hard work eventually pays off. Homeless to Harvard earned three Emmy nominations, including one for Birch, while Lynch (Drugstore Cowboy) is just as believable as her kindhearted mess of a mother. --Kathleen C. Fennessy Average Rating:
 Rating:  - InspirationNever despair. No matter how bad things get, hang on in. To survive you must believe in yourself, and learn to trust. Rating: - Phenomenal!This is one of the most inspirational and truly miraculous stories I have ever heard. The story is very well portrayed by the actors in this film. It was also very well produced and I felt as though each scene gave a vivid interpretation of the factual events. This is one of the most outstanding films I have ever seen and I highly recommend it. Rating:  - Strength and perseveranceThis is a good movie. Thora Birch is convincing. The story is incredible. Sometimes it is a little slow but it's worth the time one takes to see it. It's inspirational. Rating: - StrengthI switched on the television to catch the initial third of the film, 'Homeless to Harvard'. I could not move after that, because I felt that what the protagonist of the story was so fascinating in, was her moving in a simple kind of way in a complicated pattern of life, in a simple world of her own, yet knowing only the kind of homes she did, of extreme poverty. Underneath the simple story told, there were these other layers of life, and of 'connections'. After the end of the film, I went ... Read More Rating: - An immeasurably uplifting story ! I've always been inclined to see motivational movies -- Patch Adams, The Big fish, Good Will Hunting, etc, but this just went over my expectations. A jewel, now one of my favorites. I'm happy to its addition to my collection of films. Thanks to Liz Murray for sharing her life with us. Browse for similar items by category:
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