Dangerous Child (2001) (TV)

Director:

Graeme Campbell

Writers (WGA):

Karen Stillman (story)
Karen Stillman (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

16 July 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

How can you live in fear of your own son?

Plot:

A divorced mother faces the bitter irony of being suspected of child abuse when in fact her own teen son is taking verbal and physical swipes at her. |

Plot Keywords:

Mother | Child Abuse | Tense | Teen Angst | Emotion

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Delta Burke	...	Sally Cambridge
Ryan Merriman	...	Jack Cambridge
Vyto Ruginis	...	Brad Cambridge
Marc Donato	...	Leo Cambridge
Barclay Hope	...	Frank
Rosemary Dunsmore	...	Margo
Deborah Odell	...	Marcia
Richard Zeppieri
Tamsin Kelsey	...	Virginia
Dan Petronijevic	...	Luke
Asia Vieira	...	Kayla
Patricia Wanstall	...	Amber
Jonathan Payne	...	Seth
Linda Salkeld	...	Wendy
Ari Cohen	...	Guidance Counselor

Also Known As:

Un fils en colère (Canada: French title)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Canada

Company:

Freyda Rothstein Productions

Ice In His Eyes

Someone had better give Ryan Merriman a frickin' Golden Globe or something for his performance as Jack Cambridge. WOW!!! What a diverse and very powerful performance. This kid is an excellent actor, and it is way, way past time someone realizes this! You can feel the anger his character feels. Especially anyone that has been a 16 year old boy (Merriman is 18 in real life). Icicle are evident with every angry stare, or sneer he give to his mother (Delta Burke). I don't know if enough can be said about Ryan Merriman. His acting is such a powerhouse, he upstaged Delta in my opinion. He electrifies the screen with his presence, and could send a small animal running with that stare( chills)!!!! Unfortunately, this movie does play very formulaic to a made for tv movie. Especially one on Lifetime. Delta Burke does give a very emotion and excellent performance of a battered mother. Protecting her son from the world, knowing that he would be taken from her if it came out that he was the abuser. Very believeable! There is defintely no room for Miss Susan Sugarbaker here. One thing I really liked about the movie is how much Ryan and Delta look like mother and son. It was perfect casting. Set in Illionis, filmed in Canada, this movie is standard made for TV, but the performance by Delta and more so by Ryan make this movie more than it really is.