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Overview

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6.7/10   689 votes
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Director:
Stanley R. Jaffe
Writers:
Beth Gutcheon (novel)
Beth Gutcheon (screenplay)
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Release Date:
4 February 1983 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
One morning, Alex Selky got dressed, waved goodbye to his mother, set off for school and disappeared.
Plot:
An estranged mother tries desperately to find her missing 6-year-old son, even if it means earning the mistrust of her friends... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Very Good more (28 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Kate Nelligan ... Susan Selky

Judd Hirsch ... Al Menetti
David Dukes ... Graham Selky

Stockard Channing ... Jocelyn Norris
Jacqueline Brookes ... Margaret Mayo
Keith McDermott ... Philippe
Kathleen Widdoes ... Ms. Hauser
Danny Corkill ... Alex Selky (as Daniel Bryon Corkill)
Cheryl Giannini ... Pat Menetti
David Simon ... Eugene Menetti
William Duell ... Polygraph operator
Joan McMonagle ... Vivienne Grant
Louise Stubbs ... Malvina Robbins
Deborah Carlson ... Naomi Blum
Charles Brown ... Sachs
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Additional Details

Runtime:
120 min | Germany:116 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:PG | USA:PG

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Susan Selky: [to Jocelyn] You have no idea what this feels like. more
Movie Connections:
References "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962) more

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Very Good, 24 July 2002
Author: jmorrison-2 from Farmington Hills, MI

A bit contrived, yes, but exceptional performances by Judd Hirsch and Kate Nelligan. The pain and desperation just radiates from Nelligan. As a father, I can't even imagine what it must have took to just keep functioning.

The ending is emotionally thrilling. if you don't have an enormous lump in your throat, and tears in your eyes.......

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