On July 4th, in Houston, a teenager finds a human hand in the sewer. Captain Swaggert is investigating the discovery of seven hands, found over several years, each one precisely severed and...
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| Ally Walker | ... | Special Investigator Audrey Macleah | |
| Martin Sheen | ... | Captain Swaggert | |
| Ron Perlman | ... | Dr. Douglas Eben | |
| Tara Subkoff | ... | Jordan Thomas / Jennifer Lynn Eben | |
| Robert Knepper | ... | Lt. Jimmy Creedmore | |
| Scott Lawrence | ... | Sergeant Footman | |
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John P. Connolly | ... | Sergeant Belvin |
| Dick Welsbacher | ... | Coroner Vince Hess | |
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James Medina | ... | Sergeant Delarand (as Jimmy Medina) |
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Ron Recasner | ... | Dr. Singer |
| Juan Antonio Devoto | ... | Danny | |
| Christopher Doyle | ... | Howard Speckett | |
| Mark Daneri | ... | Detective Sam | |
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Michael Raysses | ... | Sonar Technician |
| Taylor Brock | ... | Anchor | |
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On July 4th, in Houston, a teenager finds a human hand in the sewer. Captain Swaggert is investigating the discovery of seven hands, found over several years, each one precisely severed and with a number tattooed on the palm. At this point, he has no leads. The highly qualified Special Investigator, Audrey Macleah, is assigned to join the team and give support to the investigation. When the police department receives a call from a medical doctor in an institution, Audrey meets with the doctor and the doctor introduces an autistic boy Jordan Thomas. There she sees seven hands that the boy had drawn on the wall. Audrey dedicates her attention to Jordan and discovers that he is connected to the serial-killer. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
7 May 1994 (South Korea) See more »Also Known As:
When the Bough Breaks See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Music by G. Morrow
Music by C. Butler
Lyrics by G. Morrow
Performed by Rage to Live
Published by Brazen Blue Music (ASCAP) & Future Fossil Music (BMI)
Courtesy of Bar/None Records
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ENOUGH IS NEVER ENOUGHMusic by G. Morrow
Music by C. Butler
Lyrics by G. Morrow
Performed by Rage to Live
Published by Brazen Blue Music (ASCAP) & Future Fossil Music (BMI)
Courtesy of Bar/None Records
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When the Bough Breaks sets an all-time record for unresolved loose ends: scars on the back, birth defects, numbers on the palms, role of the full-time ice cream clown, and on and on. Of course, there are suggestions of untold stories that parallel and bisect the story. But there's enough here to feed a decade-long TV series. (Oops. There goes my chance to make a killing on the spin-offs.)
There are signs of a heart beat in the characters of Audrey Macleah and Jordan/Jenny--but the pulse is weak.