Small Sacrifices
What possessed a mother to shoot her helpless children?
1989 | 159m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | David Greene |
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| Writer: | Ann Rule |
| Staring: |
| A peculiar and disturbing case catches the attention of the police when a young mother and her children, all severely injured, show up in a hospital's emergency room. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 12, 1989 |
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| Director: | David Greene |
| Writer: | Ann Rule |
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie |
| Keywords | child murder, attempted murder, abusive father, femme fatale, murder, extramarital affair, murder investigation, ex-husband ex-wife relationship, crime investigation, courtroom drama, unfaithful wife, mother daughter relationship, narcissistic mother, shooting |
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| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 28, 2026 Entered: Apr 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Farrah Fawcett-Majors | Diane Downs |
| Ryan O'Neal | Lew Lewiston |
| Gordon Clapp | Detective Doug Welch |
| John Shea | Frank Joziak |
| Emily Perkins | Karen Downs |
| Christopher Caravalho | Robbie Downs |
| Jayne Eastwood | Evelyn Slaven |
| Garry Chalk | Boyd Paul Downs |
| Ken James | Daryl Chapman |
| Sean McCann | Russell Wells |
| Garwin Sanford | Matt Jensen (Part 2) |
| Tom Butler | |
| Elan Ross Gibson | Rosalind Dyring |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joyce Eliason | Teleplay |
| Ron Orieux | Director of Photography |
| Parkie L. Singh | Editor |
| David Greene | Director |
| Peter Manning Robinson | Original Music Composer |
| Ann Rule | Book |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Brenda Antin | Associate Producer |
| Marty Miller | Associate Producer |
| Louis Rudolph | Executive Producer |
| Charles W. Fries | Executive Producer |
| Suzanne de Passe | Executive Producer |
| S. Bryan Hickox | Producer |
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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