When the Bough Breaks (1986)
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Jonathan Kellerman's Edgar Allan Poe Award-winning novel When the Bough Breaks was evocatively adapted for the TV screen in 1986. Ted Danson plays a clinical psychologist, brought in to tend to an emotionally withdrawn little girl (Rachel Ticotin). There's a possibility that the child may have witnessed an unsolved double murder. As Danson and the girl draw closer, he becomes enmeshed in a homicidal conspiracy sparked by a clique of wealthy, well-connected men. Ted Danson also coproduced When the Bough Breaks. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Ted Danson, Richard Masur, (more)
- Director(s):
- Waris Hussein
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
Synopsis of When the Bough Breaks
Jonathan Kellerman's Edgar Allan Poe Award-winning novel When the Bough Breaks was evocatively adapted for the TV screen in 1986. Ted Danson plays a clinical psychologist, brought in to tend to an emotionally withdrawn little girl (Rachel Ticotin). There's a possibility that the child may have witnessed an unsolved double murder. As Danson and the girl draw closer, he becomes enmeshed in a homicidal conspiracy sparked by a clique of wealthy, well-connected men. Ted Danson also coproduced When the Bough Breaks. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of When the Bough Breaks
- Ted Danson - Alex
- Rachel Ticotin - Lisa
- James Noble
- Jane Alden - Ellen
- Lupe Ontiveros - Cruz
- Charles Lane - Van der Graaf
- Paula Shaw - Judge
- Janet Rotblatt - Sec./Nurse
- May Quigley - Clerk #2
- Karly Rothenberg
- Tom Williams
- Robert Covarrubias - Andy
- Frank Dent - Harry
- Deborah Harmon - Lisa
- Marcie Leeds - Melody Quinn
- Richard Masur
- David Huddleston
- Kim Miyori
- Merritt Butrick
- Nathaniel Merrill - Earl
- Ben Slack - Arthur Gershman
- Barbara Sammeth - Clerk #1
- Lisa Richards - Agnes
- Scott Paulin - Rick
- Kim Mivori
- David Byrd - Larry/Owner
- Danny De La Paz - Raphael
- Larry Gilman - Reporter #2
- Rocky Krakoff - Rodney
- Director(s):
- Waris Hussein
- Writer(s):
- Phil Penningroth, Jonathan Kellerman
- Producer(s):
- Rick Husky, Ted Danson, Dan Fauci
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG
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