In the Best Interest of the Child
Brief Synopsis
A story about a divorcee who risks jail on kidnapping charges when she refuses to allow her ex-husband access to their young child because she has strong reason to believe that he has been sexually abusing the child.
Cast & Crew
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David Greene
Director
Tom Irwin
Robin Pearson Rose
Meg Tilly
Rosanna Huffman
James Eckhouse
Film Details
Also Known As
Mother's Plea, A
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1990
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A story about a divorcee who risks jail on kidnapping charges when she refuses to allow her ex-husband access to their young child because she has strong reason to believe that he has been sexually abusing the child.
Director
David Greene
Director
Cast
Tom Irwin
Robin Pearson Rose
Meg Tilly
Rosanna Huffman
James Eckhouse
David Wohl
Marta Woodward
Sierra Pecheur
Lance Davis
Peter Hanson
Cynthia Mace
Michele Greene
Angela Bassett
Robert Pescovitz
Maria O'brien
Michael O'keefe
Jim Byrnes
Kenneth Tigar
Ed Begley Jr.
Roger Rook
Crew
Grace Ganz Blumberg
Advisor
Selma Brown
Production Auditor
Ted Butcher
Unit Production Manager
Judy Cammer
Production Designer
Donald R Casella
Assistant
Heidi Erl
Production Coordinator
Colleen Friend
Consultant
Chalo Gonzalez
Property Master
Virginia Grobeson
Hair
James G Hirsch
Executive Producer
G Dana Hobart
Advisor
Brenda Kalosh
Assistant Director
Marsha Kleinman
Casting
Mark Kolpack
Assistant Editor
Cynthia Lewis
Set Decorator
Eric Lindemann
Sound Editor
Lon J Massey
Gaffer
Patrick Mitchell
Sound Mixer
Karen Morris
Assistant
Bri Murphy
Director Of Photography
Lee Nowak
Script Supervisor
Robert A Papazian
Executive Producer
Sandy Papazian
Associate Producer
Rose Pasquallucci
Makeup
Nancy Perkins
Casting
George Randell
Key Grip
Peter Manning Robinson
Music
Eric Sears
Editor
Marcia Shoenman
Casting Associate
Hal Sitowitz
Screenplay
Faye Sloan
Costume Designer
Susan J Spohr
Post-Production Supervisor
Randy Unger
Location Manager
Judith Vogelsang
Assistant Director
Jack Wetter
Consultant
Film Details
Also Known As
Mother's Plea, A
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1990
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 20, 1990
Previous title: "A Mother's Plea."
Began shooting January 8, 1990.
Completed shooting January 30, 1990.
