In the Best Interest of the Children
Brief Synopsis
An acute manic-depressive woman struggles to maintain the welfare of her five children when she becomes too ill to care for them.
Cast & Crew
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Michael Rhodes
Director
Jany Lynch
Tom Hodges
Gina Minervini
Harry Lennix
Milo Popp
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1992
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
An acute manic-depressive woman struggles to maintain the welfare of her five children when she becomes too ill to care for them.
Director
Michael Rhodes
Director
Cast
Jany Lynch
Tom Hodges
Gina Minervini
Harry Lennix
Milo Popp
Patrick Clear
John Dennis Johnston
Sarah Jessica Parker
Jayne Atkinson
Eric Forsythe
Amy Johnson
Susan Barnes
Lexi Faith Randall
Molly Laughlin
Alex Stinnett
Jeremy Hopkins
Sonny Stinnett
Barbara Geist
Barbara Robertson
James Strickland
Elizabeth Ashley
Amanda Laughlin
Jessica M Campbell
Sally Ann Struthers
Lacey Guyon
Gary Graham
Bruce Aune
Jason Wells
Crew
Lewis Abel
Unit Production Manager
Alice Anderson
Liaison
Wayne Artman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas E Backer
Consultant
Dorothy J Bailey
Post-Production Supervisor
Anthony Barnao
Casting
Paul Brinkman
Location Manager
Jane Brody
Casting
David M Brooks
Production Accountant
Tom Dahl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Walter Derfer
Hair Stylist
James Di Pasquale
Music
Michael Doyle
Transportation Coordinator
Nancy Fogarty
Music Editor
Michael Freeman
Production Assistant
Paul Freeman
Producer
Fulton Gilson
Transportation Captain
Karen Dale Greene
Assistant Editor
Philip Hayman
Costumes
Michael Helmy
Production Designer
Donna-lou Henderson
Makeup Artist
Russell Hopton
Lighting Technician
Karen T Hudson
Costumes
Robert Ivener
Key Grip
Frank Jones
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jud Kinberg
Screenplay
Chuck Korian
Set Decorator
Stuart Lippman
Script Supervisor
Robert Mandel
Assistant Director
Jay Miller
Property Master
Randy Jon Morgan
Editor
Peter Nelson
From Story
Peter Nelson
Screenplay
Bill Newbrough
Consultant
Elizabeth Palmer
Costume Designer
Anthony Palmieri
Camera Operator
Michael Rhodes
Executive Producer
Tricia Riordan
Production Coordinator
Dawn Snyder
Art Director
Babs Subramaniam
Assistant Director
Craig S Sulli
Assistant Property Master
Richard B Thorpe
Director Of Photography
Steven E Wegner
Assistant Production Accountant
Hal Whitby
Sound Mixer
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1992
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
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Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States February 16, 1992
Began shooting June 17, 1991.
