Judgment Day: The Ellie Nesler Story
Brief Synopsis
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After a local church worker Daniel Driver meets Ellie Nesler and quickly earns her trust, the usually protective Ellie thinks nothing of sending her son Brandon to a summer camp where Driver is working as a counselor. But Brandon soon learns Driver's true intentions, and a long cycle of sexual abuse
Cast & Crew
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Stephen M. Tolkin
Director
Christine Lahti
Ellie Nesler
Robert Bockstael
Daniel Driver
Andrew Ducote
Brandon Nesler
Barry Corbin
Tony Serra
Mary Kay Place
Jan Martinez
Film Details
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Brezner Steinberg Partners, Inc.; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Jaffe/Braunstein Films; Panavision, Ltd.; Usa Network
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
After a local church worker Daniel Driver meets Ellie Nesler and quickly earns her trust, the usually protective Ellie thinks nothing of sending her son Brandon to a summer camp where Driver is working as a counselor. But Brandon soon learns Driver's true intentions, and a long cycle of sexual abuse begins. When Brandon finally confesses what has been happening to him, Driver is brought to trial, but when the case against him does not go well, a frantic Nesler shoots and kills Driver in the courtroom. She is then put on trial for murder. Based on a true story.
Director
Stephen M. Tolkin
Director
Cast
Christine Lahti
Ellie Nesler
Robert Bockstael
Daniel Driver
Andrew Ducote
Brandon Nesler
Barry Corbin
Tony Serra
Mary Kay Place
Jan Martinez
John Bourgeois
Jack Griffin
Diana Reis
Jo Graves
David Hemblen
Judge Polley
Ralph Small
District Attorney
Lillian Cummings
Becky Nesler
Bruce Clayton
Preacher
Geoffrey Bowes
Probation Officer
Kevin Hicks
Defense Psychiatrist
Elva Mai Hoover
Driver'S Mother
Aidan Devine
Brandon'S Father
Kyra Harper
Lynn
Kenner Ames
Ellie'S Father
Trevor Bain
Detective
Matthew H Bennett
Psychiatrist--1983
David Bolt
Judge--1983
Kim Roberts
Church Friend--1983
Nora Sheehan
Psychiatrist
Katie Boland
Young Ellie Nesler
Brandon Bone
Brian
Kim Bourne
Jail Guard
Kevin Bundy
Ellie'S Doctor
Christine Brubaker
Laura
Stuart Clow
Fbi Interrogator
Maria Vacratsis
Driver'S Public Defender
Philip Dewilde
Camp Counselor
Jeff Clarke
Cowboy
Scott Gibson
Dishwasher
Jared Wall
Tough Kid
Michael Hanrahan
Judge At Driver'S Hearing
Jackie Laidlaw
Prison Matron
Michael Millar
Methamphetamine Expert
Anna Pappas
Ellie Supporter
Michael Dyson
Man On Street No 1
Gregory Cross
Man On Street No 2
Diana Rowland
Judge'S Assistant
David Eisner
Inmate Advocate
Rose Sarkisyan
Prison Doctor
Robin Ward
Newscaster
Crew
Marlene Aarons
Makeup Artist
Jeff D Adams
Key Grip
Vince Agostini
Foley Recordist
David Appleby
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Megan Banning
Assistant Director
Joe Barzo
Location Manager
Todd Beckett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Denis Blais
Foley Editor
Howard Braunstein
Executive Producer
Kelly Brennan
Hair Stylist
Shelley Cook
Stunt Coordinator
Dave Davis
Production Designer
David Davis
Production Designer
Mike Fash
Director Of Photography
Janet Gayford
Production Coordinator
Tina Gerussi
Casting (Toronto)
Tom Hidderley
Sound Recordist
Ian Hopkins
Sound Editor
Jim Hopkins
Sound Supervisor
Catherine Hutton
Dialogue Editor
Wayne Jacques
Set Decorator
Michael Jaffe
Executive Producer
Dave Kellner
Gaffer
Shana Landsburg
Casting (Los Angeles)
Stephen Lawrence
Editor
Daryle Ann Lindley
Producer
Tony Lucibello
Assistant Director
Peter Luxford
Camera Operator
Wendy Hallam Martin
Assistant Editor
Angela Mastronardi
Script Supervisor
Susan Murdoch
Producer
Tim O'connell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Greg O'hara
Transportation Coordinator
Byron Patchett
Property Master
William Richter
Music
Hali Simon
Publicity
Nan Skiba
Production Manager
Teri Spasov
Production Accountant
David A Steinberg
Executive Producer
Stephen M. Tolkin
Screenwriter
Jayne Wallace
Publicity
Georgina Yarhi
Costume Designer
Film Details
Genre
Crime
Drama
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Brezner Steinberg Partners, Inc.; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Jaffe/Braunstein Films; Panavision, Ltd.; Usa Network
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States June 23, 1999
Began shooting April 20, 1998.
