When the Bough Breaks (1986)

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 Ted Danson plays a clinical psychologist, brought in to tend to an emotionally withdrawn little girl (Rachel Ticotin).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

Director(s):

Waris Hussein

Writer(s):

Jonathan Kellerman, Phil Penningroth

Producer(s):

Ted Danson, Dan Fauci, Kenneth R. Koch

Theatrical MPAA Rating:

PG

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