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When the Bough Breaks

Genres
Crime
Drama
Thriller
TV Movie
Rating
5.5
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1986-10-12
Runtime100 mins

Overview

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.

Cast & Crew

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Ted Danson

as Alex

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Richard Masur

as Milo

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Rachel Ticotin

as Raquel Santos

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James Noble

as Dr. Warren Towle

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Kim Miyori

as Kim Hickle

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Merritt Butrick

as Tim Kruger

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David Huddleston

as Vicar McCaffrey

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Charles Lane

as Van der Graaf

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Scott Paulin

as Rick

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Deborah Harmon

as Lisa

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Marcie Leeds

as Melody Quinn

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Tom Williams

as Stuart Hickle

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Robert Covarrubias

as Andy

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Danny De La Paz

as Raphael

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Lupe Ontiveros

as Cruz

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Lisa Blake Richards

as Agnes

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May Quigley

as Clerk #2

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Ben Slack

as Arthur Gershman

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Dan Fauci

as Chief of Police

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Paula Shaw

as Judge

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Frank Dent

as Harry

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Jane Alden

as Ellen

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Jim Fitzpatrick

as Reporter #3

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Ed Morgan

as Judge Edwin Marks

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Norman Merrill

as Earl

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Winship Cook

as Reporter #1

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Larry Gilman

as Reporter #2

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Barbara Sammeth

as Clerk #1

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David Byrd

as Larry / Owner

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Janet Rotblatt

as Secretary / Nurse

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Rocky Krakoff

as Rodney

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Louis Plante

as Guard

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William Tucker

as Student

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