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Writers (WGA):
Ann Rule (book)
Joyce Eliason (teleplay)
Release Date:
12 November 1989 (USA) 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
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(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)
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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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Germany:205 min (2 parts) | USA:159 min
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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.