The Face on the Milk Carton (1995) (TV)

Director:

Waris Hussein

Writers (WGA):

Caroline B. Cooney (novels)
Nancy Isaak (teleplay)

Release Date:

24 May 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A girl happens to look down at a milk carton one day and she sees herself on the back! Her life gets...

Plot Keywords:

Missing Child | Teenager | Based On Novel

Cast

Kellie Martin	...	Jennifer Sands / Janie Jessmon
Sharon Lawrence	...	Sada Sands
Edward Herrmann	...	Frank Jessmon
Richard Masur	...	Jonathan Sands
Johnny Green	...	Reeve Shields
Jill Clayburgh	...	Miranda Jessmon
Kristoffer Ryan Winters	...	Stephen Sands
Caroline Perreyclear	...	Jodie Sands
Joanna Canton	...	Sarah-Charlotte
Lorri Lindberg	...	Mrs. Shields (as Lori Lindberg)
Leslie Hall	...	Adair
Kawan Rojanatavorn	...	Peter
Paul Dow	...	Jason
Ellen Seltz	...	Lizzie Shields (as Ellen Lee)
Richard K. Olsen	...	L. McDonnell

Also Known As:

Stolen Identity (UK)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Dorothea G. Petrie Productions

Trivia:

Jennifer's full name is Jennifer Marguerite Sands.

Quotes:

Stephen Sands: You're going back to the Jessmons?
Janie Jessmon: I don't have a home there anymore. I don't have a home anywhere. It's like I can't go back and I can't go forward. Do you ever feel like that?
Stephen Sands: All the time.
Janie Jessmon: I'm sorry I'm not the sister you wanted.
Stephen Sands: No. You are. It was me. I-I was the one that lost you.
Janie Jessmon: What?
Stephen Sands: I was supposed to hold your hand that day, the day you got kidnapped, and... all I did was push you down... and walk away. And when I looked back... you were gone.
Janie Jessmon: Stephen... Stephen, you were five years old. You are not responsible for what happened.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in Do You Know Me (2009) (TV)

GREAT!!

This movie was fantastic! Could have followed the book a little better, but all-in-all, it was a great adaptation. A must see. You might want to watch the movie first then read the books. The sequel was also part of this movie. (Whatever Happened to Janie?) Kellie Martin was fantastic as Janie. I couldn't have picked a better actress for the role.