Taken Away
Brief Synopsis
A television movie about a single working mother who is threatened with losing custody of her daughter when authorities believe her to be an unfit parent.
Cast & Crew
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John Patterson
Director
Valerie Bertinelli
Stephanie Monroe
Anna Maria Horsford
Mrs Pierson
Nada Despotovich
Brenda
Joshua Maurer
Tom
Kevin Dunn
Jeff Lombardi
Film Details
Also Known As
Give Me My Child, Torn Apart
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Cut It Close Productions; Hart, Thomas & Berlin Productions; Transcom Digital
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A television movie about a single working mother who is threatened with losing custody of her daughter when authorities believe her to be an unfit parent.
Director
John Patterson
Director
Cast
Valerie Bertinelli
Stephanie Monroe
Anna Maria Horsford
Mrs Pierson
Nada Despotovich
Brenda
Joshua Maurer
Tom
Kevin Dunn
Jeff Lombardi
Juliet Sorci
Abby Monroe
Matthew Faison
Judge
James Arone
Gary
Scott Allan Campbell
1st Cop
Eugene Williams
2nd Cop
James F Dean
Psychologist
April Ortiz
Intake Worker
Rose Portillo
Paralegal
Susannah Blinkoff
Fairfax Admissions
Edith Fields
Financial Administrator
Ivan Kane
1st Doctor
Kimberly Adams-galligan
2nd Doctor
Ralph Peduto
Boss
Michael Chieffo
Computer Instructor
Dan Leegant
Super
Don Maxwell
Sergeant
Patricia Veselich
Emergency Room Nurse
Carlease Burke
Social Worker
Loretta Marie Chandler
Legal Aide Worker
Kimberly Myers
Legal Clerk
Alexis Fish
Teen Runaway
Dale Swann
1st Court Guard
J Christopher Sullivan
2nd Court Guard
Stuart Nelson
Bailiff
Janet Claire Sherkow
Social Worker (Court)
Jack Kyrieleison
Lawyer (Court)
Stephanie Shroyer
Mother (Court)
David Byrd
Court Officer
John C Moskoff
States Attorney
Edwina Moore
Fairfax Matron
Terri Semper
Fairfax Nurse
Suzy Sharp
1st Day Care Worker
Michele Milantoni
2nd Day Care Worker
Nina Werman
Tough Girl
Ebonie Smith
Kind Girl
Akuyoe
Fairfax Staffer
Lawrence Lott
Restaurant Manager
Eddie Van Halen
Bypasser
David C. Potter
Lead Person
Crew
Kimberly Adams-galligan
Wardrobe Assistant
Edward Berghoff
Boom Operator
Kathie Berlin
Executive Producer
Trevor Black
Sound Mixer
Bruce Byall
Dolly Grip
Jim Charleston
Assistant Director
Toby Corbett
Production Designer
Steve A. Dayan
Location Manager
Michael Dipasquale
Publicity
Rick Eyler
Production Assistant
Richard Fairbanks
Rerecording
Veronica Flynn
Script Supervisor
Robert L Freedman
Screenwriter
Bernice Green
Publicity
Carole Hart
Executive Producer
Kathryn Himoff
Assistant Editor
Robert Karpman
Assistant Location Manager
Bob Labrecque
Production Accountant
Kathleen Lawrence
Production Coordinator
Alexandra Lexton
Assistant
Dee Mansano
Makeup
Mony Mansano
Hair
Timothy Mcflynn
Co-Producer
Tim Mcginnis
Gaffer
Peter Mercurio
Assistant Camera Operator
Paul Mones
Co-Producer
James Monroe
Property Master
Rob Mounsey
Music
Isis Mussenden
Costume Designer
Kimberly Myers
Producer
Dayton Nietert
Best Boy
Karen O'hara
Set Decorator
Paul Onorato
Director Of Photography
Bruce Pasternack
Camera Operator
Bob Pook
Titles
Lahly Poore
Costume Supervisor
Holly Powell
Casting
Peter Roos
Sound Editor
Judi Rosner
Production Coordinator
Phil Sloane
Key Grip
Randy Stone
Casting
David C Thomas
Unit Production Manager
Marlo Thomas
Executive Producer
Selma Thompson
Screenwriter
Stanley Warnow
Editor
Brad Yacobian
Assistant Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Give Me My Child, Torn Apart
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1989
Production Company
CBS Entertainment; Cut It Close Productions; Hart, Thomas & Berlin Productions; Transcom Digital
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Eddie Van Halen, Valerie Bertinelli's husband, is an extra in a crowd scene.
Previous titles: "Give Me My Child" and "Torn Apart."
Aired in United States November 5, 1989
Began shooting June 13, 1989.
Completed shooting July 11, 1989.
