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Title: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Annabella Sciorra | ... | Claire Bartel | |
| Rebecca De Mornay | ... | Mrs. Mott / Peyton Flanders | |
| Matt McCoy | ... | Michael Bartel | |
| Ernie Hudson | ... | Solomon | |
| Julianne Moore | ... | Marlene Craven | |
| Madeline Zima | ... | Emma Bartel | |
| John de Lancie | ... | Dr. Victor Mott | |
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Kevin Skousen | ... | Marty Craven |
| Mitchell Laurance | ... | Lawyer | |
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Justin Zaremby | ... | Roth, the Schoolyard Bully |
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Eric Melander | ... | Joey 'Joe' Bartel |
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Jennifer Melander | ... | Joey 'Joe' Bartel |
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Ashley Melander | ... | Joey 'Joe' Bartel |
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Cliff Lenz | ... | Seattle Today Host |
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Penny LeGate | ... | Seattle Today Host |
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Peyton Flanders (Rebecca De Mornay) seemed to be the perfect nanny, but secretly she was out to wreck the lives of the family she was supposed to be helping. Before becoming the nanny, Peyton had a miscarriage due to the stress caused by the death of her husband, Dr. Victor Mott (John de Lancie), and blamed it on Claire (the mother, played by Annabella Sciorra),. Claire suspects nothing, having never met Peyton before. Written by Rob Hartill
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sexual assault | gynecologist | female nudity | lifting a female into the air | fired from the job |Taglines:
Their innocence is her opportunity. Their trust is her weapon. And their destruction, her triumph. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for terror, violence, a scene of sexual molestation, and for language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
10 January 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La mano que mece la cuna See more »Edit
Box Office
Budget:
$11,700,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$7,675,016, 12 January 1992Gross USA:
$88,036,683Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$88,036,683Company Credits
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from "H.M.S. Pinafore"
Written by W.S. Gilbert (uncredited) and Arthur Sullivan (uncredited)
Performed by The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Courtesy of London Records
A Division of PolyGram Classics
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In a draft of the script, Emma is the one caught in the greenhouse trap. However, she survives. Peyton actively kills Marlene by sabotaging her car, causing it to blow up when Marlene lights a cigarette. See more »Goofs
You can see Peyton breathing at end of movie. She's supposedly dead at this point. See more »Crazy Credits
As the end credits roll, we see the Bartel residence. See more »Soundtracks
MY GALLANT CREW GOOD MORNINGfrom "H.M.S. Pinafore"
Written by W.S. Gilbert (uncredited) and Arthur Sullivan (uncredited)
Performed by The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
Courtesy of London Records
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Much like "Rear Window", this movie brings up a serious question: Whom can you trust? It all begins one day in Seattle, when Claire Bartel (Annabella Sciorra) goes to her gynecologist. She gets the feeling that he's merely fondling her. After she reports this, several other women say the same thing, prompting the gynecologist to commit suicide. Soon afterward, his widow (Rebecca DeMornay) goes into labor. But the baby dies. Now she has only one thing on her mind: revenge.
That's where the movie gets really creepy. Assuming the name Peyton Flanders, she goes to work as a nanny for the Bartels. In the process, she not begins to act as a mother for the new baby, but she gets into everyone's confidence. And if anyone distrusts her...well, let's just say that she's way ahead of them.
If "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" makes you suspicious of your friends, then it's probably doing it's job. Director Curtis Hanson brings the same kind of intensity that he brought to "LA Confidential" and "8 Mile". You may never feel the same after watching this movie.