Us

Made with most of Michael Landon's usual behind-the-camera crew (except for composer David Rose, who had passed away the year before - Steve Dorff takes musical duties here), "Us," as has been documented elsewhere, was a 1991 pilot movie for a series that had been sold to CBS and which was only prevented from going ahead by Landon's untimely death that year. The pilot itself, though edging into stronger territory than he was associated with (which overlooks the fact that he starred in "I Was A Teenage Werewolf," as well as the darker episodes of "Little House on the Prairie" like the one with a faith healer who's unmasked as a fake when a boy he "cures" ends up dead), is at heart the story of three generations of a family getting to know each other, revolving around our hero (Landon) released from jail after 18 years for a crime he didn't commit, building his relationship with his dad and coming to grips with his own son.

Although it opens with a robber in drag being gunned down by the cops and later has a lady of the night who our hero befriends becoming the seventh victim of a serial killer (a plot thread which surprisingly doesn't become a major thrust), for the most part sleaze is kept at bay with character and emotion the real selling points. As usual, it's sentimental (especially the end), but never unwatchable, and it's to Landon's credit as a writer-director that it doesn't scream "pilot" at you the way some others of its ilk do.

You can see where this would have gone as a series; another look at people travelling across America and finding themselves, but at least this TV movie is far superior to the late Robert Urich's "Crossroads," which had a similar premise and did become a series. Not Landon's best, but watchable.

I love this movie I will like to buy the movie do you know if I can

I would love to purchase the movie. Where can I purchase it.

I love this movie & put it up there as one of my top 10 movies of all time! I can relate to this film on a deep emotional level having experienced having a wonderful loving father who died way too soon when I was only 21 years old. Michael Landon wrote, produced & starred in this film as his final gift to us. A very special film!

There are several scenes in the movie which touch me deeply. One of which when Michael Landon is having an argument with his father over Michael Landon "Jeff Hayes" son. He tells his father the following > " When I was in prison I used to dream about being a father. I used to read books about raising kids & from year # 1 on how you get to hold them & look at them & how quick they get to know you & the terrible 2's, & the potty training, & their first days in school, about the joys & the fears. I used to lye in my bunk at night trying to get myself to dream I was doing those things with my kid, teaching him how to swim & throw a ball, & you know what? In my dream my kid loved me!"

Yes it's a TV-Movie with very sentimental Value.Michael Landon Does another fine faithful role.But Most especially in this one of which as The Narrator in the Prologue to this film even said this is Michael Landon's last gift to us.Yes and suitably because it's entitled "Us."

Also Now Knowing that it Was a Pilot to a TV-Series with the same name and just as another reviewer said Just when Michael Landon thought that he was relieved of his cancer and wanted to do a Pilot to serve as a start to a new TV-Series.he then suddenly went and as it would turn out it would be his last gift to us.Also still proving how he was just as faithful in Real Life as he was in many of his roles.

Now onward to this TV-movie it's about a man named Jeff Hayes of whom served time in Jail for a Murder that he didn't commit but because of his faith both made the best of it while in jail and like when he did his wait lifting as well as upon release has a forgiving and good attitude to just move on.

Faithfully,Stephen "Steve" G. Baer a.k.a."Ste" of Framingham,Ma.USA