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Love Child
At 19 they took away her freedom. At 20 they tried to take her baby.
1982 | 96m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Larry Peerce |
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| Writer: | Anne Gerard, Katherine Specktor |
| Staring: |
| The true story of Terry Jean Moore, a young woman who is imprisoned for seven years on account of a "five-dollar" robbery. While in prison, she gets pregnant by a jailer and must fight to keep her child. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 15, 1982 |
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| Director: | Larry Peerce |
| Writer: | Anne Gerard, Katherine Specktor |
| Genres: | Crime, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | The Ladd Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $112,940
Budget: $50,091 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 11, 2026 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Amy Madigan | Terry Jean Moore |
| Beau Bridges | Jack Hansen |
| Mackenzie Phillips | J.J. |
| Albert Salmi | Capt. Ellis |
| Joanna Merlin | Mrs. Sturgis |
| Margaret Whitton | Jacki Steinberg |
| Lewis Smith | Jesse Chaney |
| Dennis Lipscomb | Arthur Brady |
| Anna Maria Horsford | Mara |
| Michael Shane | Judge Hare |
| Randy Lowell | Striker |
| Rhea Perlman | June Burns |
| Luis Ávalos | Tony |
| Richard Liberty | Police Officer |
| Patrick Sullivan | Police Officer #2 |
| Juanita Mahone | Cecily |
| Richard Whiting | Judge Weston |
| Mary McCusker | Jeanette |
| Jody Wilson | Sergeant Benson |
| William Leonard | Judge Powell |
| Madeline Kiggins | Guard |
| Matthew Peerce | Boy in Car |
| Dara Murphy | Nancy |
| Candy Trabuco | Vanessa |
| Sarah Zinsser | Sarah |
| Cheryl King | Van Inmate |
| Pat Mann | Correctional Officer Parker |
| Shaunery Stevens | Jack's Son |
| John Archie | Jail Guard |
| Ellen Beck | Rabbit |
| Susan Batson | Brenda |
| Pat Williams | Lida (as Patricia Williams) |
| Carolle Rousseau | Evelyn (as Carole Russo) |
| Jill-Rene Weissman | Stefanie |
| Terry Jean Moore | Amy |
| Zelda Patterson | Other Girl |
| Richard Hunsinger | Correctional Officer |
| Carol Chaput | County Jail Guard |
| Al Kiggins | Correctional Officer |
| Raymond Peters | Correctional Officer |
| Annette Foosaner | Woman in Yard |
| Norma Davids | Bonnie |
| Ronne Mickey | Faith |
| Tame Connolly | Norma |
| Lisa Carole May | Vicki |
| Lynn Latham | Claudia |
| Sterling Swanson | Officer |
| Thomas Monahan | B.C.I. Officer |
| Alan Minor | County Jail Guard |
| Renata Hickey | Inmate (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Anne Gerard | Screenplay |
| Larry Peerce | Director |
| Carly Simon | Songs |
| Katherine Specktor | Screenplay |
| Charles Fox | Original Music Composer |
| James Pergola | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Paul Maslansky | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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