Bless the Child (2000)
1h 47m
Running Time
August 11, 2000Release Date
Bless the Child (2000)
1h 47m
Running Time
August 11, 2000Release Date
Network & Production Companies




Plot.
When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.
Where to Watch.








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Cast & Crew.

Kim Basinger
Maggie O'Connor

Jimmy Smits
Agent John Travis

Rufus Sewell
Eric Stark

Ian Holm
Reverend Grissom

Angela Bettis
Jenna

Holliston Coleman
Cody

Christina Ricci
Cheri Post

Lumi Cavazos
Sister Rosa

Michael Gaston
Det. Frank Bugatti

Eugene Lipinski
Stuart

Dimitra Arliss
Dahnya

Anne Betancourt
Maria

Helen Stenborg
Sister Joseph

Matthew Lemche
New Dawn Kid at Van

Dan Warry-Smith
New Dawn Kid

Elisabeth Rosen
New Dawn Kid

Tony del Rio
New Dawn Kid

Nicole Lyn
New Dawn Kid

Michael McLachlan
New Dawn Kid

Vince Corazza
Reverend's Assistant

David Eisner
Dr. Ben

Gary Hudson
Maggie's Date

Samantha O'Dwyer
Cody (3 years old)

Nicolas Salgado
Martin Casillas

Marcia Bennett
Head Nurse

Peter Mensah
Good Samaritan Janitor

Yan Birch
Good Samaritan on Bridge

Alexa Gilmour
Good Samaritan in Subway

Wanda-Lee Evans
Woman on bus

Cedric Smith
Pediatric Doctor

Dwayne McLean
Homeless man

Brenda Devine
Woman with sick Daughter

Lauren Spring
Daughter

Christopher Redman
New Dawn intern

Jovanni Sy
Code blue doctor

Trevor Bain
Task force investigator

Brian Heighton
Techie

Christopher Marren
Diner State Trooper

Todd Schroeder
Diner State Trooper

John Healy
Diner local policeman

Dylan Harman
Boy in playground

David Sparrow
Crawford

Michael Copeman
Police Lieutenant

Neil Girvan
Detective

Carol Lempert
Detective

Kelvin Wheeler
Detective

Tony Meyler
Detective

Richard Carmichael
Task force detective

Roman Podhora
Desk sergeant

Dean Gabourie
Alley officer

Arnold Pinnock
Alley officer

Teresa Pavlinek
Dentist's receptionist

Jeffrey Caudle
Boy in dentist's chair

Catherine Fitch
Sister Helena

Neville Edwards
Pier cop

John Shepherd
Mr. Czernik

Norma Edwards
Mrs. Czernik

Leeza Gibbons
Leeza Gibbons

Dan Duran
Reporter

Sandi Stahlbrand
Reporter

Mia Lee
Newscaster

Matt Birman
Upstate Cop / Stunt Coordinator

Meredith McGeachie
Nurse

Henry Alessandroni
Hospital cop

Austin Reed
Baby Cody

Corrina Reed
Baby Cody

Brianna Reed
Baby Cody

Chuck Russell
Director

Mace Neufeld
Producer

Clifford Green
Screenplay

Cathy Cash Spellman
Novel

Christopher Young
Original Music Composer

Alan Heim
Editor

Peter Menzies Jr.
Director of Photography

Deborah Aquila
Casting

Sarah Halley Finn
Casting

Denise Cronenberg
Costume Design

David Williams
Dialogue Editor

Alison Reid
Stunts

Jennifer Vey
Stunts

Debbie Lee Carrington
Stunts

Carol Spier
Production Design

Elinor Rose Galbraith
Art Direction

Miles Teves
Art Direction

Peter Nicolakakos
Set Decoration

Nicholas J. Gray
Production Manager

Jae Pak
Assistant Art Director

Janet Cormack
Scenic Artist

Elis Y. Lam
Set Designer

Michael Madden
Set Designer

John Bannister
Scenic Artist

Arlindo Vicente
Leadman

Beth Sterner
Supervising Sound Editor

Stephen Hunter Flick
Supervising Sound Editor

Dean Humphreys
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Adam Sawelson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michael Kavanagh
Special Effects Coordinator

Sharon Smith Holley
Visual Effects Editor

Joel Hynek
Visual Effects Supervisor

Anthony Mark Viverito
Visual Effects Editor

Glenn Neufeld
Visual Effects Supervisor

Tamara Watts Kent
Visual Effects Producer

Jonathan F. Styrlund
Visual Effects Producer

David Emmerichs
Camera Operator / Steadicam Operator

Michael Gibson
Still Photographer

David Breeze
Gaffer

Tony Guerin
Camera Operator

Brenda Gilles
Costume Supervisor

Donna O'Neal
Set Costumer / Key Set Costumer

Tanya Noel Hill
Music Editor

Anna Rane
Script Supervisor

Karen Pidgurski
Unit Publicist

Will Hoddinott
Location Manager

Bruce Davey
Executive Producer

Lis Kern
Executive Producer

Robert Rehme
Executive Producer

Stratton Leopold
Co-Producer

Thomas Rickman
Screenplay

Ellen Green
Screenplay

Sid Armour
Makeup Artist

Branko Racki
Stunts

Robert Racki
Stunts

Henry Kingi
Stunts

Mitchell Stone
Hairstylist

Valli O'Reilly
Makeup Artist

Ronnie Specter
Makeup Artist

Greg Cannom
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Todd Tucker
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Brian Wade
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Matthew H. Rowland
First Assistant Director

Myron Hoffert
First Assistant Director

Jonnie Katz
Second Assistant Director

Gary Hymes
Second Unit Director

Tim Larsen
Painter

Peter Hudecki
Storyboard Artist

Vince Peets
Storyboard Artist

Nicole Wiwchar
Assistant Camera

Marty Miller
Best Boy Grip

Robert Vigus
Best Boy Grip

Federico De Marco
Camera Trainee

Patrick King
Dolly Grip

Michelle Beaudette
First Assistant Camera

Zoran Veselić
First Assistant Camera

Michael Flood
Gaffer

Jim MacCammon
Gaffer

Greg Grainger
Grip

Rod Benjamin
Key Grip

Matthew Pill
Key Rigging Grip

Kate Choi
Lighting Artist

Tony Eldridge
Lighting Technician

Alejandro J. Castillo
Lighting Technician

Lux
Lighting Technician

Nicole Blanchard
Second Assistant Camera

Derick V. Underschultz
Second Unit Director of Photography

Robin D. Cook
Casting

Rebecca Mangieri
Casting Assistant

Barbara Fiorentino
Casting Associate

Zameret Kleiman
Extras Casting

Natalie Bronfman
Costume Assistant

Christina Cattle
Costumer

Sharon Seto
Epk Director

Katy Tatian-Genovese
Accountant

Michael Gay
3D Artist

Daniel Klem
3D Artist

Oystein Larsen
3D Artist

Peter Lepeniotis
Animation

Andrew Schneider
Animation

Matt Farell
Animation Supervisor

Sean White
CG Artist

Dan Glass
Compositing Supervisor

Gregory D. Liegey
Compositing Supervisor

Alan Boucek
Compositor

J.D. Cowles
Compositor

D. Flint Klingler
Compositor

Amanda Morrison
Compositor

Jake Morrison
Compositor

Ryan 'RT' Todd
Compositor

Chad Carlberg
Digital Compositor

Thomas Proctor
Digital Compositor

Ryan Michael Todd
Digital Compositor

Brigitte Bourque
Digital Compositor

Michael Hemschoot
Lead Animator

Justin Burdine
Systems Administrators & Support

Rudy Poat
Visual Effects

John Tissavary
Visual Effects

Anthony Mabin
Visual Effects Compositor

David M. Chisholm
Visual Effects Coordinator

Ralph Maiers
Visual Effects Supervisor

Zack Davis
ADR Supervisor

Ryan Juggler
Assistant Sound Editor

Jon Michaels
Assistant Sound Editor

Erika Schengili-Roberts
Boom Operator

Frank Smathers
Dialogue Editor

Tim Tuchrello
First Assistant Sound Editor

Dan Yale
Foley Editor

Randy K. Singer
Foley Mixer

Owen Langevin
Production Sound Mixer

Charles Maynes
Sound Effects Designer

Dean Beville
Sound Effects Editor

Donald Flick
Sound Effects Editor

William Jacobs
Sound Effects Editor

Martin Lopez
Sound Effects Editor

Donald Freeman
Colorist

Robert Brakey
First Assistant Editor

David Tarnawsky
First Assistant Editor

Don Thompson
First Assistant Editor

Gene Strange
First Assistant Accountant

Dave Tommasini
Pilot

Don Miller
Production Accountant

Mary Fraser
Production Coordinator

Anne Paynter
Production Coordinator

Jill Fischer
Production Coordinator

Danny Lima
Stunts

Marc Dominic Rienzo
Compositing Artist
Media.



















Details.
Release DateAugust 11, 2000
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingR
Budget$40,000,000
Box Office$40,443,010
Filming LocationsToronto, Canada
Genres
Last updated:
This Movie Is About.
sibling relationship
autism
satanism
substitute
demon
Wiki.
Bless the Child is a 2000 supernatural horror film directed by Chuck Russell, and starring Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Angela Bettis, Rufus Sewell, Christina Ricci, and Holliston Coleman. Based on the 1993 novel by Cathy Cash Spellman, it follows a woman who discovers that her niece, whom she has adopted, is being sought by a Satanic cult seeking to use her supernatural abilities. The film is a co-production between the United States, Canada and Germany.
Filmed in Toronto in late 1999, Bless the Child was released theatrically in North America on August 11, 2000, to overwhelmingly negative critical reviews, and was a box-office bomb.
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