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The Children Nobody Wanted

Genres
Drama
TV Movie
Rating
5.3
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1981-12-05
Runtime100 mins

Overview

True story of Tom Butterfield and his crusade to provide family life for homeless children, becoming not only the first bachelor caretaker, but the youngest single adult to become a legal foster parent in the state of Missouri.

Cast & Crew

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Fredric Lehne

as Tom Butterfield

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Michelle Pfeiffer

as Jennifer Williams

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Matt Clark

as Bill Westbrook

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Noble Willingham

as McNaulty

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Anne Haney

as Mrs. Lightheart

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Joey Turley

as Joey

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Barbara Barrie

as Hanna

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Jerry Hardin

as Dr. Watson

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F. William Parker

as George Meuschke

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Earl Boen

as Madden

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Ryan Barcroft

as Andrew

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Patrick Holcer

as Dwayne

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James Spinks III

as Zim

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Van Stapleton

as Bobby

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Gary Riefle

as Pete

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John Murphy

as Danny

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Ron Christopher Nielsen

as Ray

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Jeffrey Todd Nielsen

as Billy

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Sonja Lanzener

as Nurse

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Gary Houston

as Sadistic Orderly

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Megan Mullally

as Sharon

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Charlene Romero

as Miss Cornwall

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Joe Leahy

as Real Estate Man

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Dick Solowicz

as Sheriff

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Chelcie Ross

as Ralph

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Everett Smith

as Walter Wilson

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Nathan Davis

as Orville

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Sarah Hains

as Registrar

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Joel Fahnestock

as Jill

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Ted Noose

as Angry Businessman

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David Schmidt

as Jason

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Steven Butterfield

as Delford

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Judith Penrod

as Jennifer Today (voice)

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