Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

Release Date:  2/14/1990
Country of Release:  USA
Length:  48 minutes
MPAA:  TV-PG
Medium:  Video
Genre:  ACT ADV DRA
Release Message:  As an American Indian, Sam escapes from jail to get his grandfather back to the reservation so he can die at home. Directed by Alan J. Levi.
Description:  As a American Indian, Sam escapes from jail to get his grandfather back to the reservation so he can die at home. Sam leaps into the body of George Washaki, a Native American who finds himself in jail with his grandfather. They had been arrested when George stole a pickup truck to help his grandfather run away from his nursing home and go back to his ancestral lands. The old man is dying and he does not want to die anywhere else. Sam decides to help him and they escape from jail setting off a manhunt. Along the way, Sam learns a little bit about himself as the old man dispenses wisdom that is applicable to both Sam as well as his grandson.