When She Was Bad... (TV 1979)Director:Peter H. HuntWriter:Carmen Culver |
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Betina 'Teeny' Morgan
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Mary Jensen
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Jack Wilson
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Marcia Lewis | ... |
Gloria
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Ramon Bieri | ... |
Dr. Gilbert
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Robbie Morgan
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Roxanne Gregory | ... |
Jack's Wife
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Michael Flanagan | ... |
Dr. Giles
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Paul Larson | ... |
Harrison
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Judy Kiern | ... |
Jan
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J.P. Bumstead | ... |
Man
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Julie Parrish | ... |
Nurse
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Bill Stayers | ... |
Sam
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Keith Jackson | ... |
Himself
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Country:
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25 November 1979 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Before Farrah Fawcett starred in the wife-abuse television film "The Burning Bed"--unintentionally spawning a new genre for TV movies (glamorous actresses going gritty with serious material), another "Charlie's Angels" star, Cheryl Ladd, went dramatic; here, she's the abuser. A suburban wife and mother finds she can't control a streak of inner-rage against her little girl, sending off signals to her husband (Robert Ulrich) but not getting any answers. This glossy production means well, but it promises a lot more than it delivers. Ladd, herself a proponent against child abuse in real-life, does mediocre work and Carmen Culver's tame script is disappointingly flat (especially when compared to another TV-movie, "Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night" from 1977). Ladd was definitely not the forerunner for domestic unrest: she is coiffed, manicured, and flatteringly photographed. Perhaps she was making a point--that even upscale wives and mothers can easily spin out of control--but it doesn't lend this scenario any backbone when the lead actress looks like a million dollars.