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6.3/10   149 votes
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Director:
Mike Robe
Writer (WGA):
Michael Petryni (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
1 May 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery | Thriller more
Tagline:
The secret of a grisly murder, locked in a child's mind.
Plot:
A psychologist treats an 8 year old boy who witnessed his father's murder but the child blocks out details that could help the police. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
Great movie, great actors, great story line!!! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

JoBeth Williams ... Dr. Hollis

Tom Skerritt ... Bass
Season Hubley ... Valerie

Mike Pniewski ... Bobby (as Michael Pniewski)
Tim Choate ... Curt
Thom Bray
John Procaccino

Elijah Wood ... Luke

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Testimone oculare (Italy)
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Runtime:
95 min
Country:
Italy | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Certification:
Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Seattle, Washington, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
JoBeth Williams and Tom Skerritt are the "Poltergeist" team. more
Quotes:
Luke: [Crying] Captain Hook killed my father more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Great movie, great actors, great story line!!!, 27 December 1998
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Author: Leonie from Canberra - Australia

I first saw this film when I was 14 yrs/o and from that day on I had decided what I was going to do with my life...Psychology. I am now 18 and I have applied to do Psychology at University - my career preference has not changed! I am not sure as to why I feel so strongly about Psychology since I viewed "Child in the Night" 4 yrs ago - maybe it was the actress who portrayed the character Jackie Hollis (JoBeth Williams) or maybe it was just the way her work was shown throughout the movie but the movie has been a real eye opener for me and I am very grateful for that. I believe that it is one of the most thrilling, well made movies of its time, with a wonderful cast, JoBeth Williams was fantastic and great a storyline, 'Child in the Night' is one of my favourite movies! Thank you for letting me share my thoughts........

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