When the Bough Breaks
1986 | 100m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Waris Hussein |
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| Writer: | Phil Penningroth, Jonathan Kellerman |
| Staring: |
| A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found dead in the psychiatrist's office, in what appears to be a suicide. Shaken, the psychiatrist moves to the mountains outside of L.A. Not long afterwards a detective he knows comes to him for help. A seven-year-old girl saw someone kill both of her parents, but is so traumatized by the event that she can't remember anything, and the detective wants the doctor to help jar her memory. Soon, however, the doctor and the detective discover that the parents' murder and the pedophiles "suicide" may be linked to a shadowy group of wealthy and influential pedophiles, and that the child isn't the only one whose life is in danger. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 12, 1986 |
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| Director: | Waris Hussein |
| Writer: | Phil Penningroth, Jonathan Kellerman |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Thriller, TV Movie |
| Keywords | suicide, pedophile |
| Production Companies | Taft Entertainment Television, TDF Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Ted Danson | Alex |
| Richard Masur | Milo |
| Rachel Ticotin | Raquel Santos |
| James Noble | Dr. Warren Towle |
| Kim Miyori | Kim Hickle |
| Merritt Butrick | Tim Kruger |
| David Huddleston | Vicar McCaffrey |
| Charles Lane | Van der Graaf |
| Scott Paulin | Rick |
| Deborah Harmon | Lisa |
| Marcie Leeds | Melody Quinn |
| Tom Williams | Stuart Hickle |
| Robert Covarrubias | Andy |
| Danny De La Paz | Raphael |
| Lupe Ontiveros | Cruz |
| Lisa Blake Richards | Agnes |
| May Quigley | Clerk #2 |
| Ben Slack | Arthur Gershman |
| Dan Fauci | Chief of Police |
| Paula Shaw | Judge |
| Frank Dent | Harry |
| Jane Alden | Ellen |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Reporter #3 |
| Ed Morgan | Judge Edwin Marks |
| Norman Merrill | Earl |
| Winship Cook | Reporter #1 |
| Larry Gilman | Reporter #2 |
| Barbara Sammeth | Clerk #1 |
| David Byrd | Larry / Owner |
| Janet Rotblatt | Secretary / Nurse |
| Rocky Krakoff | Rodney |
| Louis Plante | Guard |
| William Tucker | Student |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Michael Jablow | Editor |
| Mary V. Buck | Casting |
| James Crabe | Director of Photography |
| Paul Chihara | Original Music Composer |
| Beala Neel | Production Design |
| Richard D. Kent | Set Decoration |
| Bruce Hutchinson | Makeup Artist |
| Marilyn Patricia Phillips | Hairstylist |
| Susan Edelman | Casting |
| Phil Penningroth | Writer |
| Jonathan Kellerman | Novel |
| Waris Hussein | Director |
| Mic Rodgers | Stunt Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kenneth R. Koch | Co-Producer |
| Rick Husky | Producer |
| Dan Fauci | Executive Producer |
| Ted Danson | Executive Producer |
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