Mother Knows Best
Brief Synopsis
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Celeste, a wealthy socialite, opposes her daughter Laurel's marriage to Ted, a young man with a blue-collar background whom Laurel met through a personal ad. The couple proceed with their wedding, despite Celeste's threats to cut off her daughter completely. They attempt to move on with their lives
Cast & Crew
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Larry Shaw
Director
Joanna Kerns
Celeste Cooper
Christine Elise
Laurel
Grant Show
Ted
Jessica Walter
Joan
Sherman Augustus
Cutler
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; CFI Hollywood; Mockingbird Pictures; Otto Nemenz International, Inc.; Sonar Entertainment
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Celeste, a wealthy socialite, opposes her daughter Laurel's marriage to Ted, a young man with a blue-collar background whom Laurel met through a personal ad. The couple proceed with their wedding, despite Celeste's threats to cut off her daughter completely. They attempt to move on with their lives even when Celeste begins a campaign to discredit her son-in-law. Things turn sinister when Celeste schemes to hire a hit man to get rid of Ted once and for all.
Director
Larry Shaw
Director
Cast
Joanna Kerns
Celeste Cooper
Christine Elise
Laurel
Grant Show
Ted
Jessica Walter
Joan
Sherman Augustus
Cutler
David Spielberg
George
Kristen Dalton
Lynn
Jeanette O'connor
Harriet
Michael Covert
Burt Willis
Eric Robertson
Michael
Annabelle Weenick
Aide
Giselle Fernandez
Newscaster
Jeff Olson
Minister
Alan Gregory
Irs Supervisor
Douglas Caputo
Frank
Joey Miyashima
Bill Yamazaki
Nancy Riddle
Nurse
Michael Flynn
Investigator
Melissa Pace
Detective No 1
George Sullivan
Detective No 2
Michael Flynn
Crew
Ted Babcock
Co-Producer
Richard I Birnbaum
Sound Mixer
Lisa Friedman Bloch
Screenwriter
Michael Blundell
Gaffer
Jim Boon
Negative Cutting
Judith Brewer Curtis
Costume Designer
Steffani Edwards
Production Coordinator
Richard Fischoff
Producer
George Fortmuller
Assistant Director
Terri Fricon
Music Supervisor
Stephanie Germain
Co-Producer
Susan Glicksman
Casting
Ellen Gonzalez
Publicity
Luellyn Harper Thomas
Costume Designer
Rich Harrison
Sound Effects
Mark Hofeling
Set Decorator
Gina Homan
Makeup
Andrew C Keeter
Location Manager
Kelly Kiernan
Assistant Director
Paul Maibaum
Director Of Photography
Stephen L Meek
Assistant Editor
Susan Mick
Music Editor
Kate Morrison
Script Supervisor
Fern Orenstein
Casting
Tena Parker-liddiard
Hair Stylist
Kathleen Phelan
Associate Producer
Peter Sadowski
Associate Producer
Robert M. Sertner
Executive Producer
Kathy Kirtland Silverman
Screenwriter
Lansing L Smith
Property Master
Brian Dimitri Sullivan
Camera Operator
Randy Sutter
Producer
Arly H Thomsen
Key Grip
Barry J Tuttle
Transportation Coordinator
Frank Von Zerneck
Executive Producer
John Thomas Walker
Production Designer
Peter V White
Editor
Patrick Williams
Music
Jeffrey M Zeitlin
Unit Production Manager
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1997
Production Company
ABC Entertainment Group; CFI Hollywood; Mockingbird Pictures; Otto Nemenz International, Inc.; Sonar Entertainment
Location
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States April 13, 1997
Began shooting November 1996.
Completed shooting December 1996.
