Honor Thy Mother (1992)
1h 37m
Running Time
March 26, 1992Release Date
Plot.
Lieth Von Stein and his wife, Bonnie Von Stein are attacked while sleeping in their Smallwood home in North Carolina. Bonnie Von Stein survived. Lieth was not so lucky. Bonnie has trouble dealing with the fact that her own son, Christopher Pritchard, along with two friends consipired to have her and her husband killed. Neal Henderson and Christopher Pritchard plead guilty and testified at the trial of James Upchurch, who was convicted and sentenced to die. Several years later, however, his sentence was vacated and Upchurch is now serving a life sentence.
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Cast & Crew.
Sharon Gless
Bonnie Von Stein
William McNamara
Chris
Paul Scherrer
Neal
Christian Hoff
Moog
Jonathan Ward
Brew
Suzanne Ventulett
Angela
Dion Anderson
Agent Reed
Lee Garlington
Matthew Faison
Gary Grubbs
Brian Wimmer
Det. Murphy
Penelope Sudrow
Lori
Brynn Horrocks
Robin
Rosanna Huffman
Psychiatrist
Mort Sertner
Judge
Michael Stanhope
Deputy Ed
Robert L. Freedman
Screenplay
Toby Corbett
Production Design
Andrew Spencer Dawson
Sound Editor
David Kelson
Sound Mixer
Bob Jermain
Makeup Artist
Dan Wigutow
Executive Producer
Stevan Larner
Director of Photography
Jeffrey Kaplan
Sound Effects Editor
Harvey Frand
Producer
Tom Gerard
Sound Mixer
Jerry Bledsoe
Novel
Peter Manning Robinson
Music
Cheri Montesanto
Hairstylist / Makeup Artist
Dava Waite
Casting
Richard DeLong Adams
Screenplay
Paul Dixon
Editor
Details.
Wiki.
Honor Thy Mother is a 1992 American television film directed by David Greene and written by Richard DeLong Adams and Robert L. Freedman, based on the non-fiction book Blood Games by Jerry Bledsoe. The true crime story recounts the murder of Lieth Von Stein, and stars Sharon Gless, Brian Wimmer, and William McNamara. The film was considered a ratings hit.
Another television film based on the same murder case, Cruel Doubt, aired on NBC a few weeks after Honor Thy Mother.