United States / Oct 12, 1986 / NBC
When the Bough Breaks (1986)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found dead in the psychiatrist's office, in what appears to be a suicide. Shaken, the psychiatrist moves to the mountains outside of L.A. Not long afterwards a detective he knows comes to him for help. A seven-year-old girl saw someone kill both of her parents, but is so traumatized by the event that she can't remember anything, and the detective wants the doctor to help jar her memory. Soon, however, the doctor and the detective discover that the parents' murder and the pedophiles "suicide" may be linked to a shadowy group of wealthy and influential pedophiles, and that the child isn't the only one whose life is in danger.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Charles Lane | Van der Graaf |
| Scott Paulin | Rick |
| Deborah Harmon | Lisa |
| Marcie Leeds | Melody Quinn |
| Tom Williams | Stuart Hickle |
| Robert Covarrubias | Andy |
| Danny De La Paz | Raphael |
| Lupe Ontiveros | Cruz |
| Lisa Blake Richards | Agnes |
| May Quigley | Clerk #2 |
| Ben Slack | Arthur Gershman |
| Dan Fauci | Chief of Police |
| Paula Shaw | Judge |
| Frank Dent | Harry |
| Jane Alden | Ellen |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Reporter #3 |
| Ed Morgan | Judge Edwin Marks |
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| Norman Merrill | Earl |
| Winship Cook | Reporter #1 |
| Larry Gilman | Reporter #2 |
| Barbara Sammeth | Clerk #1 |
| David Byrd | Larry / Owner |
| Janet Rotblatt | Secretary / Nurse |
| Rocky Krakoff | Rodney |
| Louis Plante | Guard |
| William Tucker | Student |
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | When the Bough Breaks |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TDF Productions, Taft Entertainment Television |
| Release date | 12 ottobre 1986 |
| Executive producer | Ted Danson, Dan Fauci |
| Production | Rick Husky, Kenneth R. Koch |
| Writer | Phil Penningroth, Jonathan Kellerman |
| Casting | Mary V. Buck, Susan Edelman |
| Editing | Michael Jablow |
| Cinematography | James Crabe |
| Assistant directors | Waris Hussein |
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| Camera operators | James Crabe |
| Additional photography | James Crabe |
| Production design | Beala Neel, Richard D. Kent |
| Art direction | Beala Neel, Richard D. Kent |
| Set decoration | Richard D. Kent, Beala Neel |
| Stunts | Mic Rodgers |
| Music | Paul Chihara |
| Sound | Paul Chihara |
| Costume design | Bruce Hutchinson, Marilyn Patricia Phillips |
| Makeup | Bruce Hutchinson, Marilyn Patricia Phillips |
| Hairstyling | Bruce Hutchinson, Marilyn Patricia Phillips |
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