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5.3/10   63 votes
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Director:
John Patterson
Writers (WGA):
Dena Kleiman (book)
Jennifer Miller (teleplay)
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Release Date:
16 April 1989 (USA) more
Genre:
Thriller more
Plot:
The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental emotions... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Gripping polemic on a tricky topic more

Cast

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Mike Farrell ... Atty. Gianelli
Bruce Weitz ... Det. McCready
Charles Haid ... James 'Jim' Pierson

Richard Portnow ... D.A. Ed Jablonski

Wallace Langham ... Jimmy Pierson, Jr. (as Wally Ward)

Heather Fairfield ... Cheryl Pierson
Sally Struthers ... Aunt Marilyn

Juliet Sorcey ... JoAnn Pierson
Philip Linton ... Sean Pecar
Susan Barnes ... Mrs. Pecar

David Schwimmer ... Robert 'Rob' Cuccio
Donna Mitchell ... Cathleen 'Cathy' Pierson
Jeff Corey ... Judge Harvey W. Sherman
Irene Tedrow ... Grandma Virginia Pierson

Lee Wilkof ... Atty. Elfman
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Spain:91 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

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11 out of 15 people found the following comment useful:-
Gripping polemic on a tricky topic, 30 October 2003
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Author: rps-2 from Bracebridge Ont

Incest is a taboo in our society. We don't talk about it and we certainly don't make movies about it, unless they're porn efforts. (You wouldn't believe the ghastly stuff that turns up when you do a search under "incest" which I had to do here because I had failed to get the title.) Yet incest also happens in our society, too often if this film's statistics are to be believed. This is a screen polemic obviously designed to focus on the problem and those afflicted by it. But it still is a gripping, well done drama with some excellent courtroom scenes and no pulled punches. Yet it is compassionate and realistic, stooping neither to sensation nor preaching. It makes its several points very effectively! The producers deserve tremendous credit for tackling this delicate topic, even as a promotional effort. I'm sure it prompted people to seek assistance when it first was done in '89 and, most recently, when it was shown on A&E.

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