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Director:

David Greene

Writers (WGA):

Ann Rule (book)
Joyce Eliason (teleplay)

Contact:

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Release Date:

12 November 1989 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama more

Tagline:

Her children got in the way of her love

Plot:

On the 19th of May 1983 Diane Downs stops at the McKenzie-Williamette-Hospital and cries for help. She... more | full synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(8 articles)

Fawcett nominated for posthumous Emmy
 (From digitalspy. 16 July 2009, 11:35 AM, PDT)

Farrah Fawcett Receives Posthumous Emmy Nod
 (From PEOPLE.com. 16 July 2009, 10:05 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

Fawcett is compelling and convincing as a cold-blooded killer... more (13 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)

Farrah Fawcett ... Diane Downs

Gordon Clapp ... Detective Doug Welch

Ryan O'Neal ... Lew Lewiston

John Shea ... Frank Joziak

Emily Perkins ... Karen Downs
Gary Chalk ... Boyd Paul Downs
Ken James ... Daryl Chapman

Sean McCann ... Russell Wells
Tom Butler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julie Bond ... Reporter #2
Lynne Cormack ... Lola Joziak
Robert Corness ... Orthopedic Surgeon

Jayne Eastwood ... Evelyn Slaven
Karen Gartner ... Chris Rosage
Elan Ross Gibson

John B. Lowe
Maxine Miller ... Diane's Mother
Bob Roitblat ... Reporter
Garwin Sanford ... Matt Jensen

Alana Stewart
Vicki Wauchope ... Shauna Downs
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Additional Details

Runtime:

Germany:205 min (2 parts) | USA:159 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada more


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5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Fawcett is compelling and convincing as a cold-blooded killer..., 5 May 2002
8/10
Author: moonspinner55 from redlands, ca

After playing TV-movie victims for years, Farrah Fawcett is terrifically good (almost surprisingly so) cast as real-life child-killer Diane Downs, who tried to convince the police she and her kids were victims one night of a car-jacker with a gun. One is tempted to go on and on about Fawcett's multi-layered portrayal of a sociopath, however this is a long movie (four hours with commercials) and Farrah has the burden of it resting on her performance, and she carries it off with gusto; Ryan O'Neal is very strong too, playing the lover who doesn't return her affections. A sad, violent story, but told with an intense, focused energy which makes it completely absorbing and ultimately moving. Farrah does Emmy-worthy work.

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