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{{Short description|1990 television film}}
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*[[Mystery film|Mystery]]
*[[Thriller film|Thriller]]
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| director = Mike Robe<ref>{{cite book|page=481|title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors|author=Jerry Roberts|year=2009|publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield|Scarecrow Press]]}}</ref>
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| director = Mike Robe
| starring = [[JoBeth Williams]]<br />[[Tom Skerritt]]<br />[[Elijah Wood]]<br />[[Darren McGavin]]<br />[[Season Hubley]]
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*[[JoBeth Williams]]
*[[Tom Skerritt]]
*[[Elijah Wood]]
*[[Darren McGavin]]
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| theme_music_composer = [[Mark Snow]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Mark Snow]]
| country = United States
| country = United States
| language = English
| language = English
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| executive_producer = Mike Robe
| executive_producer = Mike Robe
| producer = Ian Martin<br />John Perrin Flynn (co-producer)<br />Benjamin A. Weissman (co-producer)
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*John Perrin Flynn (co-producer)
*Benjamin A. Weissman (co-producer)
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| editor = Benjamin A. Weissman
| editor = Benjamin A. Weissman
| cinematography = Gerald Hirschfeld
| cinematography = Gerald Hirschfeld
| runtime = 98 minutes
| runtime = 98 minutes
| company = [[Allied Communications]]<br />[[Jayhawk Productions]]<br />[[Mike Robe Productions]]
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*Jayhawk Productions
*Mike Robe Productions
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'''''Child in the Night''''' is a 1990 American [[television film]] broadcast during the 1990 [[Nielsen ratings|May sweeps]]. It aired on the [[CBS]] Network before a subsequent release to home video and syndication. The [[psychological thriller]] stars [[JoBeth Williams]] as a child psychologist, [[Tom Skerritt]] as a local police chief and introduced [[Elijah Wood]] as a troubled witness to a brutal slaying. [[Darren McGavin]] co-starred.
'''''Child in the Night''''' is a 1990 American [[television film]] broadcast during the 1990 [[Nielsen ratings|May sweeps]]. It aired on the [[CBS]] Network before a subsequent release to home video and syndication. The [[psychological thriller]] stars [[JoBeth Williams]] as a child psychologist, [[Tom Skerritt]] as a local police chief and introduced [[Elijah Wood]] as a troubled witness to a brutal slaying. [[Darren McGavin]] co-starred.


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==Cast==
==Cast==
{{cast listing|
* [[JoBeth Williams]] as Dr. Hollis
* [[JoBeth Williams]] as Dr. Hollis
* [[Elijah Wood]] as Luke
* [[Elijah Wood]] as Luke
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*Stephen Godwin as Scott Winfield
*Stephen Godwin as Scott Winfield
*Karen Trumbo as Julia Fiori
*Karen Trumbo as Julia Fiori
* [[John Aylward]] as– Dr. Wendt
* [[John Aylward]] as Dr. Wendt
*Laura Langwell as Sharon O'Bannon
*Laura Langwell as Sharon O'Bannon
*Don Hohenstein as Jackie's Date
*Don Hohenstein as Jackie's Date
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*Philip Jacquez as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
*Philip Jacquez as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
*[[Rick May]] as Captain Hook
*[[Rick May]] as Captain Hook
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
JoBeth Williams chose to perform in the film due to the romance subplot between her character and Tom Kerritt's, as she found filming it fun.<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 1, 1990|title=JoBeth Williams picked film for lover angle|work=Press and Sun Bulletin|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/258332285/?terms=%22Child%20in%20the%20Night%22%20%20JoBeth%20Williams&match=1}}</ref> ''Child in the Night'' also marks Elijah Wood's first role.<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qOH7eCG59M4C&q=%22Child+in+the+Night%22+elijah+wood+first|title=VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 1996|date=1995|publisher=Visible Ink Press|isbn=978-0-7876-0626-8|pages=271|language=en}}</ref>
JoBeth Williams chose to perform in the film due to the romance subplot between her character and Tom Kerritt's, as she found filming it fun.<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 1, 1990|title=JoBeth Williams picked film for lover angle|work=Press and Sun Bulletin|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/258332285/?terms=%22Child%20in%20the%20Night%22%20%20JoBeth%20Williams&match=1|access-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref> ''Child in the Night'' also marks Elijah Wood's first role.<ref>{{Cite book|last=|first=|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qOH7eCG59M4C&q=%22Child+in+the+Night%22+elijah+wood+first|title=VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 1996|date=1995|publisher=Visible Ink Press|isbn=978-0-7876-0626-8|pages=271|language=en}}</ref>


== Release ==
== Release ==
''Child in the Night'' aired on CBS on May 1, 1990.<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 1, 1990|title=Best Bets|work=Lexington Herald Leader (Newspapers.com)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/689483068/?terms=%22Child%20in%20the%20Night%22%20%20JoBeth%20Williams&match=1}}</ref> The film received a VHS release in the 1990s through Triboro and in 2021 was released as part of a box set of made-for-TV movies entitled ''Televised Terror: Volume One'', through [[Vinegar Syndrome (company)|Vinegar Syndrome]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Televised Terror Vol. 1|url=https://www.mondo-digital.com/tvterror.html|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Mondo Digital}}</ref>
''Child in the Night'' aired on CBS on May 1, 1990.<ref>{{Cite news|date=May 1, 1990|title=Best Bets|work=Lexington Herald Leader (Newspapers.com)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/689483068/?terms=%22Child%20in%20the%20Night%22%20%20JoBeth%20Williams&match=1|access-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref> The film received a [[VHS]] release in the 1990s through Triboro and in 2021 was released as part of a box set of [[Television film|made-for-TV]] movies entitled ''Televised Terror: Volume One'', through [[Vinegar Syndrome (company)|Vinegar Syndrome]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Televised Terror Vol. 1|url=https://www.mondo-digital.com/tvterror.html|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Mondo Digital|archive-date=2021-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018193301/http://www.mondo-digital.com/tvterror.html|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
Critical reception was negative and the ''[[The Honolulu Advertiser|Honolulu Advertiser]]'' wrote "A condemnation of 1980s greed or an overblown two-hour sitcom without the laugh track? You decide."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Child in the Night (review)|work=New York Magazine|date=7 May 1990|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CHEEJx67akC&dq=%22Child+in+the+Night%22+elijah+wood&pg=PA78}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=April 21, 1991|title=Internal reflection dominates week's movie themes|work=Honolulu Advertiser (Newspapers.com)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/264194135/?terms=%22Child%20in%20the%20Night%22%20%20JoBeth%20Williams&match=1}}</ref> Kay Gardella of the ''Daily News'' panned ''Child in the Night'', as she felt that it lacked credibility.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gardella |first1=Kay |title=No Mystery: 'Child' lacks credibility |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/467877640/?terms=%22Child%20in%20the%20Night%22%20%20JoBeth%20Williams&match=1 |access-date=8 February 2022 |publisher=Daily News (Newspapers.com) |date=May 1, 1990}}</ref> A reviewer for the ''[[Spokane Chronicle]]'' was similarly dismissive, stating that partway through it "becomes just another whodunit with the standard woman-in-jeopardy climax."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=May 1, 1990|title=Tune in Tonight|work=Spokane Chronicle (Newspapers.com|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/567338656/}}</ref>
Critical reception was negative and the ''[[The Honolulu Advertiser|Honolulu Advertiser]]'' wrote "A condemnation of 1980s greed or an overblown two-hour sitcom without the laugh track? You decide."<ref>{{Cite news|title=Child in the Night (review)|work=New York Magazine|date=7 May 1990|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4CHEEJx67akC&dq=%22Child+in+the+Night%22+elijah+wood&pg=PA78}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=April 21, 1991|title=Internal reflection dominates week's movie themes|work=Honolulu Advertiser (Newspapers.com)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/264194135/?terms=%22Child%20in%20the%20Night%22%20%20JoBeth%20Williams&match=1|access-date=February 8, 2022}}</ref> Kay Gardella of the ''Daily News'' panned ''Child in the Night'', as she felt that it lacked credibility.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gardella |first1=Kay |title=No Mystery: 'Child' lacks credibility |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94859740 |access-date=8 February 2022 |publisher=Daily News (Newspapers.com) |date=May 1, 1990}}</ref> A syndicated reviewer for the ''[[United Feature Syndicate]]'' was similarly dismissive, stating that partway through it "becomes just another whodunit with the standard woman-in-jeopardy climax."<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=May 1, 1990|title='Child' just another whodunit|work=Hartford Courant |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94859703}}</ref>


Horror Society reviewed the film as part of the ''Televised Terror: Volume One'' box set, stating that it was the weakest of the set but that it was also "a well put together murder mystery."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-21|title=Blu Review – Televised Terror Volume One (Vinegar Syndrome)|url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2021/07/21/blu-review-televised-terror-volume-one-vinegar-syndrome/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Horror Society|language=en-US}}</ref>
Horror Society reviewed the film as part of the ''Televised Terror: Volume One'' box set, stating that it was the weakest of the set but that it was also "a well put together murder mystery."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-21|title=Blu Review – Televised Terror Volume One (Vinegar Syndrome)|url=https://www.horrorsociety.com/2021/07/21/blu-review-televised-terror-volume-one-vinegar-syndrome/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=Horror Society|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-02-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208174237/https://www.horrorsociety.com/2021/07/21/blu-review-televised-terror-volume-one-vinegar-syndrome/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0099252}}
*{{IMDb title|0099252}}
* {{Allmovie title|9216}}
*{{Rotten Tomatoes |m/child-in-the-night}}


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Child in the Night
Genre
Written byMichael Petryni
Directed byMike Robe[1]
Starring
Theme music composerMark Snow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerMike Robe
Producers
  • Ian Martin
  • John Perrin Flynn (co-producer)
  • Benjamin A. Weissman (co-producer)
CinematographyGerald Hirschfeld
EditorBenjamin A. Weissman
Running time98 minutes
Production companies
  • Allied Communications
  • Jayhawk Productions
  • Mike Robe Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMay 1, 1990 (1990-05-01)

Child in the Night is a 1990 American television film broadcast during the 1990 May sweeps. It aired on the CBS Network before a subsequent release to home video and syndication. The psychological thriller stars JoBeth Williams as a child psychologist, Tom Skerritt as a local police chief and introduced Elijah Wood as a troubled witness to a brutal slaying. Darren McGavin co-starred.

It was the final film on-screen role appearance of Rick May, who died 30 years later on April 8, 2020.

Plot[edit]

In Seattle, nine-year-old Luke Winfield (Elijah Wood) is the only witness to his father's murder at the hands of a rain-slicker-wearing killer with a cargo hook. However, the boy fantasizes the murderer as Captain Hook, in an escape from the traumatic reality. Detective T. Bass (Tom Skerritt), who is in charge of the investigation enlists child psychologist, Dr. Hollis (JoBeth Williams) whose failed marriage was caused by her inability to have children. While getting closer to Luke she has an affair with Bass. She also discovers some troubling family secrets ensuring she is next to be slain.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

JoBeth Williams chose to perform in the film due to the romance subplot between her character and Tom Kerritt's, as she found filming it fun.[2] Child in the Night also marks Elijah Wood's first role.[3]

Release[edit]

Child in the Night aired on CBS on May 1, 1990.[4] The film received a VHS release in the 1990s through Triboro and in 2021 was released as part of a box set of made-for-TV movies entitled Televised Terror: Volume One, through Vinegar Syndrome.[5]

Reception[edit]

Critical reception was negative and the Honolulu Advertiser wrote "A condemnation of 1980s greed or an overblown two-hour sitcom without the laugh track? You decide."[6][7] Kay Gardella of the Daily News panned Child in the Night, as she felt that it lacked credibility.[8] A syndicated reviewer for the United Feature Syndicate was similarly dismissive, stating that partway through it "becomes just another whodunit with the standard woman-in-jeopardy climax."[9]

Horror Society reviewed the film as part of the Televised Terror: Volume One box set, stating that it was the weakest of the set but that it was also "a well put together murder mystery."[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jerry Roberts (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 481.
  2. ^ "JoBeth Williams picked film for lover angle". Press and Sun Bulletin. May 1, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  3. ^ VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 1996. Visible Ink Press. 1995. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-7876-0626-8.
  4. ^ "Best Bets". Lexington Herald Leader (Newspapers.com). May 1, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Televised Terror Vol. 1". Mondo Digital. Archived from the original on 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  6. ^ "Child in the Night (review)". New York Magazine. 7 May 1990.
  7. ^ "Internal reflection dominates week's movie themes". Honolulu Advertiser (Newspapers.com). April 21, 1991. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Gardella, Kay (May 1, 1990). "No Mystery: 'Child' lacks credibility". Daily News (Newspapers.com). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  9. ^ Burlingame, Jon (May 1, 1990). "'Child' just another whodunit". Hartford Courant.
  10. ^ "Blu Review – Televised Terror Volume One (Vinegar Syndrome)". Horror Society. 2021-07-21. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2022-02-08.

External links[edit]

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Child_in_the_Night&diff=1216736036&oldid=1071117628

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