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Director:
Peter H. Hunt
Writer:
Carmen Culver (writer)
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Release Date:
25 November 1979 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
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A curious change of pace for an acting Angel... more

Cast

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Cheryl Ladd ... Betina 'Teeny' Morgan

Robert Urich ... Bob Morgan
Eileen Brennan ... Mary Jensen

Dabney Coleman ... Jack Wilson
Marcia Lewis ... Gloria
Ramon Bieri ... Dr. Gilbert

Nicole Eggert ... Robbie Morgan
Roxanne Gregory ... Jack's Wife
Michael Flanagan ... Dr. Giles
Paul Larson ... Harrison
Judy Kiern ... Jan
J.P. Bumstead ... Man
Julie Parrish ... Nurse
Bill Stayers ... Sam
Keith Jackson ... Himself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A New Start (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
USA:100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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A curious change of pace for an acting Angel..., 13 March 2009
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Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

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.

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