Judgment Day: The John List Story (1993) (TV)

Director:

Bobby Roth

Writer (WGA):

Dennis Turner (written by)

Release Date:

23 February 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The pious John List regularly goes to church and is respected by his neighbours. But one day the police...

Plot Keywords:

Dead Children | Based On Fact | Religious Upbringing | Fugitive | New Identity

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Robert Blake	...	John List
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Helen List
David Caruso	...	Chief Bob Richland
Melinda Dillon	...	Eleanor
Alice Krige	...	Jean Syfert
David Purdham	...	Gene Syfert
Micole Mercurio	...	Wanda
Carroll Baker	...	Alma List
Tom Butler	...	Michael Linder
Gary Chalk	...	Tom Walton
Roger R. Cross	...	Dennis
Gina Gallego	...	Janet
Barney McFadden	...	Rev. Barbour
Kevin McNulty	...	FBI agent
Gabrielle Miller	...	Patty List
Alan C. Peterson	...	Pete DiCicco
Tygh Runyan	...	John List Jr.
David Schickele	...	Henry Carlson
Codie Lucas Wilbee	...	Young John List
Robert Wisden	...	Dana

Directed by
Bobby Roth

Writing credits (WGA)
Dennis Turner		(written by)

Produced by
Lisa Block	....	executive producer
Dan Howard	....	line producer
Chuck McLain	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Craig Safan

Cinematography by
Shelly Johnson

Film Editing by
Henk Van Eeghen

Production Design by
Michael Bjornson

Sound Department
Larry Benjamin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don Cohen	....	sound recordist
Bob Holbrook	....	boom operator

Transportation Department
David Halliday	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Bret A. Arnold	....	production assistant
Ellen Endo-Dizon	....	production executive
Joel Hurley	....	production assistant
Greg Jackson	....	assistant location manager
Lynne Taylor	....	assistant production coordinator (television version)
Jan Garner	....	production accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• C.M. Two Production
• Republic Pictures (II)

Distributors

• CBS Television (1993) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Also Known As:

Deliver Them from Evil: The John List Story (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16

Company:

C.M. Two Production

Trivia:

Carroll Baker, who plays John List's mother is less than two years older than Robert Blake who plays her son.

Quotes:

[Saying grace with her husband and his authoritative mother]
Helen List: The recipe may not be yours, but the food is.

A Twisted God

John List was so apparently confused as to the will of God. Robert Blake did an awesome job of performing this twisted man. Awesome movie I suggest anyone interested in true life crimes to watch this one. One can only imagine the horrors that John List must have seen when he closed his eyes at night. His mother was in my opinion, the main reason John List was the way he was. She taught him some very odd lessons in life. His defense was "Guilty: Due to a twisted religious belief." Or words to that affect. I found is particularly curious that when confronted Robert Clark confessed he was John List. I didn't really expect that, but at the same time, I guess it does make sense since he was so concerned with sin.