Doing Time on Maple Drive is a 1992 made-for-television drama film. Written by James Duff and directed by Ken Olin, the film stars James Sikking, Bibi Besch, William McNamara, Jayne Brook, David Byron, Lori Loughlin and Jim Carrey in an early rare dramatic role at the time. Doing Time on Maple Drive centers on the Carter family. Father Phil is a successful local restaurateur, married for many years to Lisa . They have three grown children, Karen , Tim and Matt . Karen is married to Tom , Tim works in his father's restaurant and Matt is a college student. Matt returns from college and... introduces the family to his fiancée, Allison . Matt is injured after crashing his car; he returns home to recuperate. As he recovers, the family is revealed to be almost completely dysfunctional. Tim is an alcoholic. Matt's car crash was a suicide attempt brought on by the pressure of being gay and closeted from his conservative parents and lying about Allison's breaking their engagement because of it. Lisa is in deep denial about all of the problems family members are facing.
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