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Rockabye (1986 Film)
Rockabye is a 1986 made-for-TV crime drama film, directed by Richard Michaels and starring Valerie Bertinelli, Rachel Ticotin, Jason Alexander, and Jimmy Smits. Plot Stranded in New York City due to missing a bus caused by a delay of a plane, recently divorced mother Susannah Bartok (Valerie Bertinelli) is attacked and maced outside Macy's in Manhattan, and her 2-year-old son gets kidnapped. After she unsuccessfully pleads to the police, who feel indifferent about the case, newspaper reporter Victoria Garcia (Rachel Ticotin) helps the young mother in finding her son. Susannah, desperate to find her son, initially rejects Victoria's help because she is realistic about the possible fate of her boy, though convinced that the police are not doing their job quickly enough, she allows Victoria's help. Victoria redirects Susannah to a psychic called Christopher Zellner (Roderick Cook), who believes that her son Sonny is dead. Susannah refuses to believe him, and continues her intense and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laird Koenig
Laird Koenig (born September 24, 1927) is an American author. His best-known work is ''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane,'' a novel published in 1974. The novel was adapted into the 1976 film of the same name starring Jodie Foster. He also wrote a play based on his novel. Novels * ''The Children are Watching'' (w. Peter L. Dixon) (Ballantine, 1970) (filmed as '' Attention, The Kids Are Watching'', 1978) * ''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane'' (Coward-McCann & Geoghegan, Inc., 1974) (filmed 1976) * ''Islands'' (Dell, 1980) * ''The Neighbor'' (Avon, 1978) (filmed as ''Killing 'em Softly'', 1982) * ''The Disciple'' (Bantam, 1983) * ''Rockabye'' (St. Martin's Press, 1981) (filmed 1986) * ''The Sea Wife'' (Warner Books, 1986) * ''Rising Sun'' (1986) * ''Morning Sun : The Story of Madam Butterfly's Boy'' (Prospecta Press, 2012) Plays * ''The Dozens''. Dramatist's Play Service, New York 1969 * ''The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane''. Dramatist's Play Service, New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |