I was around 10 when this came out. I remember the subject matter really moved me (at least enough to remember the film 25 years later.) I would love to see it as an adult. I can't critique it fairly, but I would recommend it. Years ago, I tracked down Nancy Cartwright and sent her an email about this. She was very kind and we wrote back and forth several times. Although the details are sketchy, I remember she'd said that something good had come from this film. Something like they stopped doing a certain horrible procedure on the patients housed in state mental institutions. Lobotomies or something, I can't remember for sure. But it's cool to know that the film made a difference in something important, even if I can't remember exactly what it is.
Review of Marian Rose White
