Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft star in ‘Night Mother, a taut, emotional study about a mother's attempt to stop her distraught daughter from committing suicide. Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by author Marsha Norman, the moving production casts Spacek as epileptic with a failed marriage and a delinquent son who decides to take control the only way she can - by taking her own life. Bancroft, as the widowed mother with whom she lives, is oblivious to her daughter's depression until she becomes frightfully aware of her plans. The give-and-take between Spacek and Bancroft makes for a searing family drama which brings to the surface all the love, resentment and understanding that exists between every parent and child.
Starring:
Sissy Spacek ... Jessie Cates
Anne Bancroft ... Thelma Cates
Ed Berke ... Dawson Cates
Carol Robbins ... Loretta Cates
Jennifer Roosendahl ... Melodie Cates
Michael Kenworthy... Kenny Cates
Sari Walker ... Agnes Fletcher
Claire Malis ... Operator
Studio: Aaron Spelling Productions, Blackbird Productions, Universal Pictures
Filmed: 1986 - Released: 1986
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