VHS : In a Child's Name Mini Series
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starring: Valerie Bertinelli, Michael Ontkean, Timothy Carhart, David Huddleston, John Karlendirected by: Tom McLoughlin
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304312117
Format: Color, EP, NTSC
ISBN: 6304312113
Label: Starmaker Entertainment
Manufacturer: Starmaker Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starmaker Entertainment
Release Date: January 07, 1997
Running Time: 192 minutes
Sales Rank: 11438
Studio: Starmaker Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 1991
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Rating:  - In A Childs Name
In the movie "In A Childs Name" Valerie Bertinelli played the role of the sister who had a feeling that her sisters boyfriend was not who he was letting off to be and she knew something wasn't right but she didn't know what, She tryed to talk to her sister but she would never tell. It wasn't till it was to late that they could do something about it and they had him investigated and thats when they found out what kind of monster he and his family really was after he was sentenced for ... Read More
Rating: - Brutally honest film
While this movie is incredibly long (was a three-part TV movie), it is brutally honest in showing the terminal flaws in our legal system. This film shows a sister (Valerie Bertanelli)seeking justice for her sister, and trying to follow her sister's wishes to raise her son rather than have him be a 'reward' to the man she knows murdered her sister in cold blood.Sadly, this film is so typical of our legal system! If you can stand the brutal honesty, it shows a great investigation and the doggedly stubborn ... Read More
Rating: - Gripping Movie
This is the movie based on Peter Maas' book - In a Child's Name. I viewed the movie after reading the book and what makes this movie exceptional is that it is one of the few movies which depicted an accurate version of the book. A few names were changed and the focus of the movie was on the victim's sister portrayed fabulously by Valerie Bertinelli. The movie is very effective in producing a lot of emotions in the viewer just as the book was. There is a lot to be learned from the movie - family love and ... Read More
Rating: - A sad, gripping tale of violence and a sister's love.
In a Child's Name is a disturbing story of violence and a sister's love. I recommend this movie as a learning tool for families of domestic violence to learn what not to do. It is hard to watch this story without asking yourself do you know somebody who is being misused. Michael Ontkean is very convincing as a coked up dentist who has lost control. And Valerie Bertinelli's portrayal a of greiving sister and aunt will move you to tears.
Rating:  - Read the book
The Peter Maas book IN A CHILD'S NAME, a true-crime masterpiece, was not adapted well for this TV-movie version. I almost could understand why the filmmakers downplayed the sexual aspects of the story of wife-murderer Ken Taylor. But I don't understand why this TV-movie IN A CHILD'S NAME made the victim's sister the central character. You would think it would focus on the antagonist, but maybe they did not want to make a Charles Manson-style star of killer Taylor. If that's so, then the point of ... Read More
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