# Thanks of a Grateful Nation

Thanks of a Grateful Nation is a 1998 original film about the Gulf War. Directed by Rod Holcomb, it stars Ted Danson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Brian Dennehy.

## Cast

* Ted Danson as Jim Tuite
* Jennifer Jason Leigh as Teri Small
* Brian Dennehy as Senator Donald Riegle
* Marg Helgenberger as Jerrilyn Folz
* Steven Weber as Jared Gallimore
* Matt Keeslar as Chris Small
* Robin Gammell as Clark Nugent
* Sabrina Grdevich as Sandra
* C. David Johnson as Steve Robertson
* Cynthia Dale as Lisa Tuite
* Amy Carlson as Tammy Boyer
* Kenneth Welsh as Senator Shelby
* Booth Savage as Gary Wall
* Bruce Gray as Senator Rockefeller
* Michael Rhoades as Sergeant George Grass
* Jonathan Whittaker as Representative Steve Buyer
* Hrant Alinak as Dr. Sid Beria
* Liisa Repo-Martell as Kristie Schuermann
* Steve Mousseau as Sterling Sims
* Susan Coyne as Ammie West
* Martha Burns as Dr. Rosemary Dove
* Lynne Deragon as Mrs. Gallimore
* Garnet Harding as Jimmy
* Richard Chevolleau as Tater
* Tony Munch as Ned Brisby
* Janet Kidder as Rosca
* Gina Clayton as Dr. Applebaum
* Robert Bockstael as Dr. Lavigello
* Nicholas Campbell as Representative Joseph P. Kennedy II
* Richard Fitzpatrick as Dr. Egilson
* Scott Gibson as Tray Haworth
* Karyn Dwyer as Deeni
* Hardee T. Lineham as Major Thomas Cross
* Doug Lennox as Jack Whiting
* Gerard Parkes as Ferdinand Noble
* Marcia Bennett as Dr. Joyce Lasnot
* J. Patrick McCormack as Bert Tardino
* Nigel Bennett as Colonel Sanitsky
* Ken James as Dr. Evan Johns
* Christina Collins as Jan Sparks
* John Nelles as Dr. Fritz Roddam
* Tyrone Benskin as Supervisor Meeker
* Michael Dyson as Stewy Galardi
* Robert Bidaman as Dr. Donald Curtis
* Norma Dell'Agnese as Vanna
* William Colgate as Dr. Seawell
* Patrick Chilvers as Keith Ruckhauser
* Sharon Bernbaum as Dr. Nashal
* Greg Ellwood as Dr. Tobias Azian
* Ralph Small as Major Rongjaw
* Lynne Cormack as Diedre Tama
* Alan Murley as General Stalls
* John Mark Robinson as Sergeant Elvis Jones
* Carolyn Dunn as Sally Goodnight
* Victoria Snow as Marcia Timmerman
* David Crean as James Holsinger
* Carol Anderson as Dr. Susan Mather
* Dan Lett as Dr. Lucifer
* Richard Blackburn as Senator Bennett
* Jan Filips as Congressman
* Andrew Miller as Jeff Bradford
* John Innes as Pastor
* Barry Flatman as Lieutenant Colonel Nalls
* Matthew Bennett as Dr. Larson
* Mung-Ling Tsui as Dr. Nishimi
* John Dibben as Dr. Caplan
* James Downing as David Folz
* Jean Daigle as Jon Querry
* Amanda Farrace as Kourtney Foir
* Jonathan Higgins as George Littell
* Panou as Kim
* William Pappas as Representative Sonny Montgomery
* Kinnery Thompson as Alexandra Small

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 1998 | Artios Awards | Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week | Lynn Kressel | Nominated |
| 1999 | Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Television Movies of the Week – Sound Effects & Foley | Best Sound Editing – Television Movies of the Week – Sound Effects & Foley | Nominated |
| 1999 | Golden Reel Awards | Best Sound Editing – Television Movies of the Week – Music | Michael Baber and Dean Hovey | Nominated |
| 1999 | Humanitas Prize | PBS/Cable Television | John Sacret Young | Won |
| 1999 | Satellite Awards | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1999 | Satellite Awards | Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Nominated |
| 1999 | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Brian Dennehy | Nominated |