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7.1/10   303 votes
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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:
An Excellent True Crime movie about a woman who tries to kill her kids to get a man. more

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:-
An Excellent True Crime movie about a woman who tries to kill her kids to get a man., 2 September 2001
10/10
Author: freebird-10 from NYC

Here's TV doing true crime the way it should be done--slowly unfolding plot through character, threading the cops and perps stories together, good courtroom drama--it's spellbinding. Farrah Fawcett is exceptional as Diane Downs, the woman who manages to kill one out of three kids. The two surviving kids are also stand-outs, especially the small daughter who must choose whether or not to testify against the monstrously narcissistic Downs. John Shea is also good as the D.A. A must-see for crime buffs.

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