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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> |
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Revision as of 13:54, 8 February 2022
| Child in the Night | |
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| Genre | Mystery/Thriller/Suspense |
| Written by | Michael Petryni |
| Directed by | Mike Robe |
| Starring | JoBeth Williams Tom Skerritt Elijah Wood Darren McGavin Season Hubley |
| Theme music composer | Mark Snow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mike Robe |
| Producers | Ian Martin John Perrin Flynn (co-producer) Benjamin A. Weissman (co-producer) |
| Cinematography | Gerald Hirschfeld |
| Editor | Benjamin A. Weissman |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Production companies | Allied Communications Jayhawk Productions Mike Robe Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | May 1, 1990 |
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
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
- JoBeth Williams – Dr. Hollis
- Elijah Wood – Luke
- Tom Skerritt – Bass
- Season Hubley – Valerie
- Tim Choate – Curt
- Darren McGavin – Os Winfield
- Stephen Godwin – Scott Winfield
- Karen Trumbo – Julia Fiori
- John Aylward – Dr. Wendt
- Laura Langwell – Sharon O'Bannon
- Don Hohenstein – Jackie's Date
- J.R. Knotts – Ivan Decker
- John Procaccino – Detective
- Philip Jacquez – Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Rick May - Captain Hook
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.[1]
Release
Child in the Night aired on CBS on May 1, 1990.[2]
Reception
Kay Gardella of the Daily News panned Child in the Night, as she felt that it lacked credibility.[3] 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."[4]
References
- ^ "JoBeth Williams picked film for lover angle". Press and Sun Bulletin. May 1, 1990.
- ^ "Best Bets". Lexington Herald Leader (Newspapers.com). May 1, 1990.
- ^ Gardella, Kay (May 1, 1990). "No Mystery: 'Child' lacks credibility". Daily News (Newspapers.com). Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon (May 1, 1990). "Tune in Tonight". Spokane Chronicle (Newspapers.com.
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