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4.9/10   110 votes
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David Birke (written by)
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Release Date:
26 February 1996 (USA) more
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Plot:
A child's references to satanic rituals initiate a custody battle between his divorced mother and his grandmother in this fact-based story. | add synopsis
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Decent actors, but.... more (7 total)

Cast

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Tracey Gold ... Sarah Landers Taylor

Kate Jackson ... DeDe Cooper
Jeff Yagher ... Jack Taylor
Robert Bishop ... Kyle Landers

Laura Harris ... Josie Cooper
Michael Hogan
Matt Hill ... Chris Landers
Chilton Crane ... Alisa Wesley

Anna Ferguson ... Florence Cooper

Benjamin Ratner ... Dan Calder

Xander Berkeley ... Curtis Harrison

Bob Morrisey ... George Stone

Hrothgar Mathews ... FBI Agent Sowell
Dave Cameron ... FBI Agent Harris
Merrilyn Gann ... Jean McAvoy
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100 min
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3 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
Decent actors, but...., 26 September 2006
5/10
Author: MarieGabrielle from United States

too many problems with the way this story was presented; it is hard to believe it was based on truth, and even more difficult to develop empathy for Tracey Gold's character, and the Kate Jackson character, as evil Mom accusing her daughter of satanic rituals is way too over the top to be believable.

Lifetime movies can work if they have a message, a true story which is concisely presented, or something which the audience has experienced, and may relate to, or learn from. This falls into none of those categories. Kate Jackson, a decent TV actress, can usually save the film (she was in a film with Chad Allen, where he is an ex-con, and she actually made the movie watchable). Not so in this case, do not waste your time.

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