Every Mother's Worst Fear (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Bill L. Norton

Writer:

John Robert Bensink (written by)

Release Date:

19 August 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

Real-life mother and daughter Cheryl and Jordan Ladd star in this cautionary tale of cyberspace, kidnapping and the dangers of chat rooms.

Plot Keywords:

Chat Room | FBI | Kidnapping | Pedophile | FBI Investigation

Cast

Cheryl Ladd	...	Connie Hoagland
Jordan Ladd	...	Martha Hoagland
Robert Wisden	...	Jeff Hoagland
Tom Butler	...	Agent Weatherby
Blu Mankuma	...	Detective Maris
Vincent Gale	...	Drew Pederson
Ted McGinley	...	Scanman
Chiara Zanni	...	Sherry
Brendan Fehr	...	Alan
Don Thompson	...	Martin Penny 'Skokie'
Andrew McIlroy	...	Carl
P. Lynn Johnson	...	Michelle Hinton
Rob Morton	...	Interviewee
Tasha Simms	...	Detective Borromeo
Colleen Winton	...	Mrs. Krouse

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and sex-related thematic material.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Norway:15 (TV rating) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Not a bad tele-movie

Jordan Ladd proved a worthy actress in this enlightening made-for-TV drama, which sends a message that all teenagers should adhere; never trust internet chat-rooms.

It's a film that many parents might actually understand - the child, who is perhaps naive and a little too trusting, spending hours and hours on end on their computer, and one or both of the parents working full time and are never at home to check on what's going on. Every Mother's Worst Fear points this out quite thoroughly.

Admittedly, the story is a little clichéd, but you can't help but sympathise with Connie Hoagland (Cheryl Ladd) as she desperately tries to locate her daughter. It does work that a real-life mother and daughter were cast for such what is really a cat-and-mouse movie. It does point out that the internet is not always a good thing. 5/10