When the Bough Breaks
Brief Synopsis
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Ted Danson was both star and co-executive producer of this adaptation of Jonathan Kellerman's Edgar Allan Poe Award-winning mystery novel about a child psychologist's obsessive investigation into a series of murders that leads to a group of wealthy and powerful men. Danson plays the doctor, Richard
Cast & Crew
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Waris Hussein
Director
Ted Danson
Dr Alex Delaware
Richard Masur
Detective Milo Sturgis
Rachel Ticotin
Raquel Santos
James Noble
Dr Warren Towle
Kim Miyori
Kim Hickle
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1986
Production Company
NBC Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
Ted Danson was both star and co-executive producer of this adaptation of Jonathan Kellerman's Edgar Allan Poe Award-winning mystery novel about a child psychologist's obsessive investigation into a series of murders that leads to a group of wealthy and powerful men. Danson plays the doctor, Richard Masur his homicide detective friend who first seeks him out about the killings and then warns him off the case, and Rachel Ticotin is the close friend of one of the victims.
Director
Waris Hussein
Director
Cast
Ted Danson
Dr Alex Delaware
Richard Masur
Detective Milo Sturgis
Rachel Ticotin
Raquel Santos
James Noble
Dr Warren Towle
Kim Miyori
Kim Hickle
Merritt Butrick
Tim Kruger
David Huddleston
Reverend Augustus Mccaffrey
Charles Lane
Professor Van Der Graff
Scott Paulin
Rick Silverman
Deborah Harmon
Lisa
Marcie Leeds
Melody Quinn
Tom Williams
Stuart Hickle
Robert Covarrubias
Andy
Danny De La Paz
Raphael Vargas
Lupe Ontiveros
Cruz
Lisa Blake Richards
Agnes Quinn
May Quigley
2nd Clerk
Ben Slack
Arthur Gershman
Dan Fauci
Police Chief
Paula Shaw
Judge
Frank Dent
Harry
Jane Alden
Ellen
Ed Morgan
Judge Edwin Marks
Norman Merrill
Earl
Winship Cook
1st Reporter
Larry Gilman
2nd Reporter
Barbara Sammeth
1st Clerk
David Byrd
Larry; Owner
Janet Rotblatt
Nurse; Secretary
Rocky Krakoff
Rodney
Louis R Plante
Guard
William Tucker
Student
Crew
Paul Chihara
Music
James A. Crabe
Director Of Photography
Ted Danson
Executive Producer
Charles E Dolan
Special Effects
Dan Fauci
Executive Producer
Elliot Friedgen
Production Executive
Rick Husky
Producer
Bruce Hutchinson
Makeup
Michael Jablow
Editor
Paula Kaatz
Costume Supervisor
William B. Kaplan
Sound Department
Jonathan Kellerman
Book As Source Material
Richard D Kent
Set Decorator
Kenneth R Koch
Co-Producer
Beala Neel
Production Designer
Phil Penningroth
Screenwriter
Marilyn Patricia Phillips
Hair
Mic Rodgers
Stunt Coordinator
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
1986
Production Company
NBC Entertainment
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States October 12, 1986
