When the Bough Breaks (1986)

Directed by

Waris Hussein

Genre

mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A forensic psychologist investigates a series of disturbing crimes. He uses his expertise in human behavior to uncover hidden motives and dark secrets.

tensemysteriousslow-burncerebraldarkpsychologically-orientedsuspensefulgritty

What happens

When the Bough Breaks is a 1986 television film directed by Waris Hussein and starring Ted Danson. The screenplay by Phil Penningroth was adapted from Jonathan Kellerman's 1985 novel of the same name. Danson, who also co-produced, plays the crime-solving forensic psychologist Alex Delaware, a character who appears in a series of novels by Kellerman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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