Following their parents' divorce and their mother's subsequent suicide, a teenager and his younger brother are resentful of having to live with the father from whom they have long been estranged, and the struggle to reestablish a relationship is explored.
Unfortunately the movie Father Figure is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Writing | Richard Peck | Novel |
| Directing | Jerry London | Director |
| Writing | William Hanley | Writer |
| Camera | Michael D. Margulies | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ronald H. Gilbert | Producer |
| Production | David Susskind | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Billy Goldenberg | Music |
| Production | Bill Finnegan | Producer |
| Art | Paul Barnes | Art Direction |
| Production | Freyda Rothstein | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Benjamin A. Weissman | Editor |