When the Bough Breaks

1h 40min

Crime

Drama

Thriller

TV Movie

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.

Production Companies

TDF Productions

Taft Entertainment Television

Cast

Rachel Ticotin

Rachel Ticotin

Raquel Santos
James Noble

James Noble

Dr. Warren Towle
Kim Miyori

Kim Miyori

Kim Hickle
Merritt Butrick

Merritt Butrick

Tim Kruger
David Huddleston

David Huddleston

Vicar McCaffrey
Charles Lane

Charles Lane

Van der Graaf
Marcie Leeds

Marcie Leeds

Melody Quinn
Tom Williams

Tom Williams

Stuart Hickle
May Quigley

May Quigley

Clerk #2
Ben Slack

Ben Slack

Arthur Gershman
Dan Fauci

Dan Fauci

Chief of Police
Jim Fitzpatrick

Jim Fitzpatrick

Reporter #3
Ed Morgan

Ed Morgan

Judge Edwin Marks
Winship Cook

Winship Cook

Reporter #1
Larry Gilman

Larry Gilman

Reporter #2
David Byrd

David Byrd

Larry / Owner
Janet Rotblatt

Janet Rotblatt

Secretary / Nurse

Release date

12th Oct 1986

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English