The Growing Pains Movie is a 2000 American comedy television film directed by Alan Metter and written by David Kendall and Michael Sullivan. It is the first of two reunion films based on the 1985–1992 sitcom Growing Pains. It premiered on ABC November 5, 2000 as a two-hour episode of The Wonderful World of Disney anthology series.
Plot
Eight years later, Mike is married with four kids and now a successful ad executive who is a vice president; Carol is a very successful Wall Street lawyer; Ben cleans pools; and Chrissy is a 17-year-old high school student with a smoking habit and who is still a good student. Chrissy goes to work with Maggie, but soon Maggie is fired. She decides to enter the election campaign herself and run against her old boss. During the campaign, Carol meets the other campaign manager, Scott Coffer, and falls in love with him and his 10-year-old son Jack. However, Carol realizes dating him could put her mom's campaign in jeopardy, so she breaks up with him. Knowing his father had real feelings for Carol, Jack takes matters into his own hands and asks her brother Mike to come up with a scheme to get Carol and his dad back together again. Mike agrees because he saw how happy his sister was with Scott. At the end of the movie, Maggie wins the election, and Carol and Scott get married.
Cast
Main
Alan Thicke as Jason Seaver
Joanna Kerns as Maggie Malone Seaver
Kirk Cameron as Mike Seaver
Tracey Gold as Carol Seaver
Jeremy Miller as Ben Seaver
Ashley Johnson as Chrissy Seaver
Chelsea Noble as Kate MacDonald-Seaver
Brandon Douglas as Scott Coffer
Matthew Harbour as Jack Coffer
Guest
Francis Xavier McCarthy as Mac Robinson
Featuring
John Moore as Timothy James
Simon Peacock as Staffer
Teresa Esmezyan as Eve Seaver
Marlyne Afflack as Jody
Danny Wells as Street Person
Tracy Braunstein as Carol's Assistant
Mike Shute as 1st Policeman
Peter Colvey as Mr. Trotter
Marine St-Cyr as Nikki
Andreya Sullivan as Dandreena
Noel Burton as Director
Michelle Lipper as Assistant Director
Miriam Samuels as Tea Lady #1
Una Kay as Tea Lady #2
Mary Morter as Sweet Old Lady
Terry Simpson as Crew Member #1
Shawn Roberts as Crew Member #2
Jennifer Marcil as Young Woman Golfer
Carol Spooner as Gospel Choir #1
Annette Mocrieffe as Gospel Choir #2
Kassandra Dasent as Gospel Choir #3
Roger Moore Lodge as Gospel Choir #4
Stefin Noel as Gospel Choir #5
Home media
On December 6, 2011, Warner Archive Collection released The Growing Pains Movie along with Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers on DVD in Region 1.