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Director:
Paul Schneider
Writer (WGA):
Rebecca Soladay (written by)
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Release Date:
3 October 1993 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Jane Morgan gives birth to her baby at the hospital. When she wakes up the next morning, the hospital tells her... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Kate Jackson ... Rita Donohue

Lori Loughlin ... Jane Morgan

Eriq La Salle ... Detective Knoll

David Lansbury ... Bob Morgan

Jonah Blechman ... Patrick
Karmin Murcelo ... Nurse Ramsey
Peter Crook
Penny Johnson ... Gail Huddle
Michelle Joyner ... Sharon
Ricardo Gutiérrez
Walter Addison ... Dr. Furness
Skye Bassett ... Nancy

Camilla Belle ... Sally
Wendy Bowers ... Donna
Zachary Browne ... Sam
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:PG
Company:
Bein-Mills Productions more

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True To Life Story, 6 March 2004
9/10
Author: domino1003 from East Texas, USA

Not your typical TV movie of the week: A young woman (Lori Loughlin) gives birth in a hospital, then is told that her baby is dead. She is convinced that her baby is alive. Turns out that she's right: Her nurse Rita (A chilling Kate Jackson) stole her little baby girl, just so she can hold on to her married lover. You have 2 stories going on throughout the film: A woman determined to find her child and faces obstacles from her husband and the hospital administration, and a woman that would go through ANY lengths to hold on to her man.

What's startling about the film is the scene in which a pregnant woman is killed by Rita and her baby stolen. Unfortunately, there have been many cases like this one. Like Rita, people will do ANYTHING to possess a child. Jackson's performance was (and still is) incredibly creepy.

Eriq La Salle plays a detective that gets involved with the goings on in the story. You really don't see too much of him until the later part of the movie.

It's a very intriguing film and worth a look.

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