Anyone know of a movie about a social worker who pretends to be homeless?

October 10, 2008 12:50 PM

I've got some sketchy details about a movie I'm looking for & I'm hoping it will sound familar to someone here. The movie is about a young social worker who is working in a homeless shelter. To learn more about being homeless, the SWer pretends to be homeless herself and befriends a homeless woman. The homeless woman gets very angry when she finds out that her friend is actually a social worker & is not homeless. It may have been a Lifetime movie or something as equally cheesy. Any ideas?
posted by whatideserve to media & arts (4 answers total)

Stone Pillow?

Plot:

Lucille Ball returned to TV in a very unusual role, as a tough New York bag lady. Florabelle (Ball) befriends a naive young college graduate (Daphne Zuniga) working at a homeless shelter to learn about the homeless. Taking her into the streets, she teaches her about survival including rubbing vinegar on her feet to toughen them. The main difference between the women is that the college student gets to return home after her experience.

posted by clerestory at 1:15 PM on October 10, 2008

If it isn't Stone Pillow, go to the forums at imdb. They have one just for questions just like this, and those people are so good at this it's scary.
posted by Stylus Happenstance at 2:21 PM on October 10, 2008

It sounds like it may be Stone Pillow. Thanks!

And if it isn't, I'll check out the IMDB forums. Thanks for the suggestion!
posted by whatideserve at 4:51 PM on October 10, 2008

This sounds sort of like an episode of Golden Girls, too.
posted by ethnomethodologist at 6:30 PM on October 10, 2008