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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Marie Rothenberg (book) and
Mel White (book) ...
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Release Date:
25 October 1988 (USA) more
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Plot:
The true story of David Rothenberg whose disturbed father set him on fire. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 nominations more
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a real life horror story more (5 total)

Cast

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Bernadette Peters ... Marie Rothenberg
John Glover ... Charles Rothenberg

Dan Lauria ... John
George Grizzard ... Dr. Achauer

Christopher Allport ... Terry
Georgann Johnson ... Loraine
Jordan Charney ... Judge

Matthew Lawrence ... David Rothenberg

Cheryl Anderson ... Dee Fraser
Alexandra Borrie ... Geri Chambers
Frederick Combs ... Ken Curtis
Jack Rader ... Dick Hafdahl
Lisa Blake Richards ... Judy Curtis

Barbara Tarbuck ... Sue Martinez

Caryn Ward ... Jennifer
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Runtime:
Netherlands:96 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)
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13 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
a real life horror story, 21 December 2001
Author: dtucker86 from Germany

I think the character that plays the judge in this film says it best, I have never seen such a hideous crime or so innocent a victim. Bernadette Peters is basically known as a singer, but she does an awesome acting job in this real life horror story. What kind of an animal would pour gasoline over his six year old child and burn him over 90% of his body. John Glover said that this was the only time in his career that he was really traumatized playing a character. This movie doesn't really show why Rothenberg was so evil, but it does an excellent job of showing the horrible suffering he caused this child. Be warned, this movie is so grim that at time its almost unwatchable. An infuriating footnote, Rothenberg sentenced his son to a lifetime of disfigurement and pain, but he was released from jail after serving only six years. They have since changed the laws he was sentenced under, today he would have gotten life without parole.

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