A Walton Easter (1997): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1997, A Walton Easter is a drama, family and tv movie film directed by Bill Corcoran, running about 120 minutes.

What it’s about. In 1969, John-Boy is a TV news anchorperson in New York and he is in the throes of writing a new book. He and a very pregnant Janet are making plans to return to Walton's Mountain for the celebration of John and Olivia's 40th wedding anniversary. Accompanying them to see the place John-Boy lived as a child is Aurora, a Time magazine photographer, who is doing a story on John-Boy. Meanwhile, Elizabeth arrives back from her travels and announces to Drew, who is still working at the mill with Ben, that she is back to stay. She is very upset to find that Drew did not wait for her, and that he has a new girlfriend. Also, problems arise for John-Boy and Janet because the longer John-Boy stays on the mountain, the more he becomes convinced that he would like to settle down there, raise his family, and continue with his writing whereas Janet wants to stay in New York.

Who’s in it. A Walton Easter stars Richard Thomas as John-Boy Walton, Ralph Waite as John Walton, Michael Learned as Olivia Walton and Jon Walmsley as Jason Walton, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, A Walton Easter has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch A Walton Easter page.

If you liked it. Fans of A Walton Easter tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.