Love, Lies & Lullabies (TV 1993)

Director:

Rod Hardy

Writers:

Janet Heaney, Matthew Eisen,

Stars:

Susan Dey, Lorraine Toussaint, D.W. Moffett

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Susan Dey	...	Christina Kinsey
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Florence Crawford
D.W. Moffett	...	Gabriel
Kathleen York	...	Terry
Guy Boyd	...	Walter
Andy Romano	...	Judge Windt
Lawrence Monoson
Allyce Beasley	...	Cindy
A.J. Johnson
Tim Kelleher
Piper Laurie	...	Margaret Kinsey
Lisa Rieffel	...	Rachel
Neal Lerner	...	Victor
Sondra Blake	...	Mrs. Sweetser
María Díaz	...	Sandra

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

drug addict | mother | cocaine | drugs

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sad Inheritance

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alexander/Enright & Associates, Hearst Entertainment, Front Street Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Susan Dey is pretty good....

this is a Lifetime movie, so don't expect too much. The topic has a good message however; Lorraine Touissaint portrays the social worker fed up with drug abusers; Dey is a former cocaine user whose baby is born addicted.

D.W. Moffett is the boyfriend, who tells her to just "get rid" of the baby; when she has the baby, she at least changes and learns a few lessons. The part where her baby is placed in a county home is sad, and we see how the system, once a child is in it, is NOT a good place to be.

Look for Piper Laurie (always excellent) as Susan Dey's alcoholic mother. The film has a few good moments, showing how denial functions in the alcoholic family; Drug abuse and alcoholism are sometimes connected; the mother has lived in denial all her life, tells Susan Dey she could never be a good mother to her child. Eventually Dey learns to control her life, overcome her addiction. The movie takes a few shortcuts, but it does have a decent message. 6/10.