The Face on the Milk Carton (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Waris Hussein

Writers (WGA):

Caroline B. Cooney (novels)
Nancy Isaak (teleplay)

Release Date:

24 May 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A girl happens to look down at a milk carton one day and she sees herself on the back! Her life gets...

Plot Keywords:

Missing Child | Teenager | Based On Novel

Cast

Kellie Martin	...	Jennifer Sands / Janie Jessmon
Sharon Lawrence	...	Sada Sands
Edward Herrmann	...	Frank Jessmon
Richard Masur	...	Jonathan Sands
Johnny Green	...	Reeve Shields
Jill Clayburgh	...	Miranda Jessmon
Kristoffer Ryan Winters	...	Stephen Sands
Caroline Perreyclear	...	Jodie Sands
Joanna Canton	...	Sarah-Charlotte
Lorri Lindberg	...	Mrs. Shields (as Lori Lindberg)
Leslie Hall	...	Adair
Kawan Rojanatavorn	...	Peter
Paul Dow	...	Jason
Ellen Seltz	...	Lizzie Shields (as Ellen Lee)
Richard K. Olsen	...	L. McDonnell

Also Known As:

Stolen Identity (UK)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (as Dolby Surround)

Filming Locations:

Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Dorothea G. Petrie Productions

Trivia:

In the book "The Face on the Milk Carton" by Caroline B. Cooney, Janie's birth name is Jennie Spring and her adopted name is Janie Johnson.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Do You Know Me (2009) (TV)

Kellie Martin Shines !

I saw this on Lifetime sometime after it had originally aired and it dawned on me on whether or not this girl's decision would have been as difficult had this been about a girl who had been adopted and then had found her birth parents. It also could have been a much different flick if she had appeared to the Sands (her biological parents) after having been married and expecting. Kellie Martin plays an incredible role alledgedly based on a true story and gives a real performance with a lot of emotion than the usual shallow fare seen by so many teenage actors. A lot of credit has to go to the actors portraying the Sands and the Jessmons for providing Kellie a stoic and emotional base to create her role. The story of Solomon's tale of the the mothers is used as a wonderfully inspiring parallel and the dreamy flashbacks of the girl's hazy flashbacks of being kidnapped. This is a wonderful movie to make any parent pull their kids tighter, but watch the hands when you hug your teenage daughter!