Prayers for Bobby

2009 · 1h29 · Film

Directed by Russell Mulcahy

Starring Sigourney Weaver, Henry Czerny, Ryan Kelley, Austin Nichols, Carly Schroeder, Scott Bailey, Rebecca Louise Miller, Shannon Eagen, Susan Ruttan, Dan Butler

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

Bobby Griffith was his mother's favorite son, the perfect all-American boy growing up under deeply religious influences in Walnut Creek, California. Bobby was also gay. Struggling with a conflict no one knew of, much less understood, Bobby finally came out to his family.

Original language

English

Music

Christopher Ward

Cinematography

Thom Best

Cast

Austin Nichols, Carly Schroeder, Scott Bailey, Rebecca Louise Miller, Shannon Eagen, Susan Ruttan, Dan Butler, Lee Garlington, Madge Levinson

Updated July 22, 2026

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