Child in the Night

Child in the Night
Child in the Night
Genre	Mystery/Thriller/Suspense
Written by	Michael Petryni
Directed by	Mike Robe
Starring	JoBeth Williams; Tom Skerritt; Elijah Wood; Darren McGavin; Season Hubley
Theme music composer	Mark Snow
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Mike Robe
Producers	Ian Martin; John Perrin Flynn (co-producer); Benjamin A. Weissman (co-producer)
Cinematography	Gerald Hirschfeld
Editor	Benjamin A. Weissman
Running time	98 minutes
Production companies	; ;
Distributor	CBS
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	May 1, 1990

Child in the Night is a 1990 American television film broadcast during the 1990 May sweeps. It aired on the CBS Network before a subsequent release to home video and syndication. The psychological thriller stars JoBeth Williams as a child psychologist, Tom Skerritt as a local police chief and introduced Elijah Wood as a troubled witness to a brutal slaying. Darren McGavin co-starred.

It was the final film on-screen role appearance of Rick May, who died 30 years later on April 8, 2020.

Plot[]

In Seattle, nine-year-old Luke Winfield (Elijah Wood) is the only witness to his father's murder at the hands of a rain-slicker-wearing killer with a cargo hook. However, the boy fantasizes the murderer as Captain Hook, in an escape from the traumatic reality. Detective T. Bass (Tom Skerritt), who is in charge of the investigation enlists child psychologist, Dr. Hollis (JoBeth Williams) whose failed marriage was caused by her inability to have children. While getting closer to Luke she has an affair with Bass. She also discovers some troubling family secrets ensuring she is next to be slain.

Cast[]

JoBeth Williams – Dr. Hollis
Elijah Wood – Luke
Tom Skerritt – Bass
Season Hubley – Valerie
Tim Choate – Curt
Darren McGavin – Os Winfield
Stephen Godwin – Scott Winfield
Karen Trumbo – Julia Fiori
John Aylward – Dr. Wendt
Laura Langwell – Sharon O'Bannon
Don Hohenstein – Jackie's Date
J.R. Knotts – Ivan Decker
John Procaccino – Detective
Philip Jacquez – Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Rick May - Captain Hook

External links[]

Child in the Night at IMDb

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