When the Bough Breaks (1986)
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.
Director: Waris Hussein
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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 |
| Art | Beala Neel | Production Design |
| Art | Richard D. Kent | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bruce Hutchinson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marilyn Patricia Phillips | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Mic Rodgers | Stunt Coordinator |
| Writing | Phil Penningroth | Writer |
| Production | Ted Danson | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Fauci | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rick Husky | Producer |
| Production | Kenneth R. Koch | Co-Producer |
| Editing | Michael Jablow | Editor |
| Production | Mary V. Buck | Casting |
| Production | Susan Edelman | Casting |
| Camera | James Crabe | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Paul Chihara | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Waris Hussein | Director |
| Writing | Jonathan Kellerman | Novel |
