Little Girl Fly Away (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Peter Levin

Writers (WGA):

Gene Stone (book)
Eric Bergren (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

6 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Fact-based story about a woman whose life is shattered by a poetry-spouting stalker who manages to evade her police protectors. |

Plot Keywords:

Stalker | Mental Illness | Based On Book

Cast

Mare Winningham	...	Catherine 'Cath' Begley
Bruce Davison	...	Frank
Clayton Rohner	...	Detective Tom Pyne
James Pickens Jr.	...	Detective Walter Engelhart
Dann Florek	...	Chief Gelbart
Anne Haney	...	Ethel Brock
CCH Pounder	...	Dr. Geddes
Bruce Bohne	...	The Poet
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Troy Martin	...	Detective
Keaton Tyndall	...	Young Ruth Finney
Kylie Tyndall	...	Young Ruth Finney

Also Known As:

The Poet (USA)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Longbow Productions

A PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER WITH GREAT DRAMATIC IMPACT

I was fortunate enough to view this without commercial interruptions. The plot goes from a chillingly mysterious stalker to a woman's nervous breakdown. Finally, she gets appropriate treatment in hospital and gets skillful psychotherapy. The latter 40 minutes is the depicting of effective psychotherapy, probably the best portrayal I have seen coming from Hollywood. It shows how patients resist remembering traumatic experiences. It also shows how a patient, persistent and empathic therapist can make all the difference in the world.