Directed by:
Michael AptedScreenplay:
Ron KoslowCinematography:
Ralf D. BodeComposer:
Michael SmallCast:
Teri Garr, Peter Weller, Christopher Collet, Corey Haim, Sarah Jessica Parker, Robert Downey Jr., Josh Hamilton, Chris Gartin, Ellen Barber, James Harper (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Touching drama involving a single mother of two boys who falls blindly in love with a charming yet enigmatic man. As their love affair grows, the boys watch their lives crumble as the mother becomes increasingly irresponsible. A teenager (Christopher Collet) and his kid brother (Corey Haim) spar with their mother's shady new boyfriend (Peter Weller) in this dramatic thriller from veteran British director Michael Apted. Teri Garr stars as the young divorced mother, trying to balance her relationship with her kids and her drifter boyfriend. The boys think they see the man for what he is and need to somehow save their mother from his clutches. The stellar cast includes future superstars Robert Downey Jr. and Sarah Jessica Parker. (Cinemax)
(more)Cast
Teri Garr
USA
Best movies:
Tootsie (1982)
Rencontres du troisième type (1977)
Ghost World (2001)
Peter Weller
USA
Best movies:
Christopher Collet
USA
Best movies:
Firstborn (1984)
Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Prayer of the Rollerboys (1990)
Corey Haim
Canada
Best movies:
Firstborn (1984)
Murphy's Romance (1985)
Secret Admirer (1985)
Sarah Jessica Parker
USA
Best movies:
Dadah Is Death (1988) (TV movie)
Ed Wood (1994)
Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music (1998) (concert)
Robert Downey Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Josh Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Ice Age (2002)
Alive (1993)
Chris Gartin
USA
Best movies:
Black Swan (2010)
Firstborn (1984)
Matters of the Heart (1990) (TV movie)
Ellen Barber
Best movies:
Firstborn (1984)
Fall (1997)
Without a Trace (1983)
James Harper
USA
Best movies:
The Insider (1999)
Manhunt: Search for the Night Stalker (1989) (TV movie)
Armageddon (1998)
Ned Eisenberg
USA
Best movies:
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Limitless (2011)
Peter Groeger
German Empire
Best movies:
Firstborn (1984)
Das unsichtbare Visier (1973) (series)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Birgit Frohriep
Best movies:
Firstborn (1984)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Viola Schweizer
Best movies:
Firstborn (1984)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Arnim Mühlstädt
German Empire
Best movies:
Firstborn (1984)
Hauptmann Florian von der Mühle (1968)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)
Richard Brandon
Best movies:
Firstborn (1984)