In the Best Interest of the Children (1992)
1h 36m
Running Time
February 16, 1992Release Date
In the Best Interest of the Children (1992)
1h 36m
Running Time
February 16, 1992Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
Fact-based story of a legal battle fought over custody of five siblings.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.

Sarah Jessica Parker
Callie Cain

Sally Struthers
Patty Pepper

Lexi Randall
Jessica Cain

Gary Graham
John Birney

Jayne Atkinson
Wanda Birney

Harry Lennix
Tim Coffey

John Dennis Johnston
Harlan Pepper

Elizabeth Ashley
Carla Scott

Jessica Campbell
Julie Cain

Jane Lynch
Gwen Hatcher

Patrick Clear
Dan Jennings

Jason Wells
Strange Man

Peter Nelson
Writer

Lacey Guyon
Susan Cain

Amanda Laughlin
Cindy Cain (age 5)

Molly Laughlin
Cindy Cain (age 3)

Merritt Olsen
Roger Bennett

Richard Burton Brown
Judge Taggert

Eric Forsythe
Larry Baxter

Tom Hodges
Ray Jacobs

Susan Barnes
Donna Evans

Michael Ray Rhodes
Executive Producer / Director / Writer

Jud Kinberg
Writer

James Di Pasquale
Music

Dawn Snyder
Art Direction

Charles Korian
Set Decoration

Randy Jon Morgan
Editor

Michael Helmy
Production Design

Nancy Fogarty
Music Editor

Jane Brody
Casting

Anthony Barnao
Casting

Paul Freeman
Producer

Elizabeth Palmer
Costume Design

Richard Thorpe
Director of Photography
Media.

Details.
Wiki.
In the Best Interest of the Children is a 1992 American made-for-television fact-based drama film starring Sarah Jessica Parker who plays a woman struggling with manic-depression while raising her five children. This leads to the children eventually being taken from her and put in foster care. The film originally premiered on NBC on Sunday, February 16, 1992.
The film was partially shot in Marengo, Iowa, roughly 30 miles west of Iowa City.
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