A teenage girl sees a photograph of herself one day in the school cafeteria - on a Missing Persons column on the side of a milk carton. But her beloved parents would never kidnap anyone and there's a deeper mystery ahead.
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| Kellie Martin | ... | Jennifer Sands / Janie Jessmon | |
| Sharon Lawrence | ... | Sada Sands | |
| Edward Herrmann | ... | Frank Jessmon | |
| Richard Masur | ... | Jonathan Sands | |
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Johnny Green | ... | Reeve Shields |
| Jill Clayburgh | ... | Miranda Jessmon | |
| Kristoffer Ryan Winters | ... | Stephen Sands | |
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Caroline Perreyclear | ... | Jodie Sands |
| Joanna Canton | ... | Sarah-Charlotte | |
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Lorri Lindberg | ... | Mrs. Shields (as Lori Lindberg) |
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Leslie Hall | ... | Adair |
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Kawan Rojanatavorn | ... | Peter |
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Paul Dow | ... | Jason |
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Ellen Seltz | ... | Lizzie Shields (as Ellen Lee) |
| Richard K. Olsen | ... | L. McDonnell | |
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A girl happens to look down at a milk carton one day and she sees herself on the back! Her life gets more stressful as she tries to hide the secret from her parents who she knows couldn't have kidnapped her. Written by Katie <Katie185@aol.com>
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milk carton | teenage girl | missing child | family relationships | biological parents |Genres:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
24 May 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Arckép a tejesdobozon See more »Filming Locations:
Wilmington, North Carolina, USACompany Credits
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Jennifer Sands/Janie Jessmon: My name is Janie Jessmon. I'm the daughter of Frank and Miranda Jessmon and I want to go home.
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In the book "The Face on the Milk Carton" by Caroline B. Cooney, Janie's birth name is Jennie Spring and her adopted name is Janie Johnson. See more »Quotes
Sada Sands: Jennie!Jennifer Sands/Janie Jessmon: My name is Janie Jessmon. I'm the daughter of Frank and Miranda Jessmon and I want to go home.
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I liked the books by Caroline B. Cooney better, but the movie wasn't bad. It was actually quite enjoyable as a girl sees herself as a kidnap victim on the back of a milk carton and sets out to find her real family and unlock the secrets of her past. I liked it. Read the books and see the movie, and decide which you like better. I enjoyed them both. I thought the casting was great and the situation very intense and suspenseful, making you think, "What if?"
*** out of ****