Breaking out of prison with a child in her womb and a dream of a normal existence, Arlene Holsclaw (Rebecca De Mornay) resolves to get a job and lead a good, Christian life. But the ghosts from her past -- including an ex-boyfriend (Rob Knepper) who wants to pimp her out and a sadistic mother (Ellen Burstyn) who plots to take away Arlene's baby -- have other plans. This made-for-TV drama is based on Marsha Norman's off-Broadway play.
Cast
Rebecca De Mornay
Arlene Holsclaw
Robert Knepper
Carl
Carol Mitchell-Leon
Ruby
Richard Jenkins
Chaplain
Ellen Burstyn
Arlie's Mother
Tandy Cronyn
Placement Worker
Norm Skaggs
Brian Craig
Sue Bugden
Parole Agent
Kevin Dewey
Driver in Pickup
Sean Sweeney
Boy in Pickup
Jack Swanson
Arlie’s Father
Amy Dott
Young Arlie
Bruce Evers
Prison Guard
Linda Pierce
Shopkeeper
Suzi Bass
Processor
Rosemary Newcott
Job Counselor
David Dwyer
Paraplegic
Crew
John Korty
Director
Eugene Corr
Writer
Ruth Shapiro
Writer, Executive Producer
Jim Oliver
Editor
Brian Fassett
Assistant Editor
William Wages
Director of Photography
Richard Feury
First Assistant Director
Jonathan Watson
Second Assistant Director
Mindy Weissman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Kenneth Roth
Assistant Production Coordinator
Diane Franey
Production Coordinator
Richard Welsh
Executive Producer
Robert Halmi Sr.
Executive Producer
Dorothea G. Petrie
Producer
Brent Shields
Co-Producer
Robert Robinson
First Assistant Camera
Jacqueline J. Nivens
Second Assistant Camera
Karen Mayeda Vranek
Post Production Supervisor
Lynn Kressel
Casting
Shay Bentley Griffin
Casting
Cynthia Stillwell
Extras Casting
Marjorie Bowers
Costume Design
Taylor Knight
Key Hair Stylist
Lynn Barber
Key Makeup Artist
David E. Fluhr
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Asman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stephen Grubbs
Sound Supervisor
Kenneth B. Ross
Sound Mixer
Jeff Norton
Boom Operator
Mason Daring
Original Music Composer
Stan Jones
Music Editor
Teddy J. Ritchie
Transportation Coordinator
Karen Eisenstadt
Production Accountant
Joseph Litsch
Set Decoration
Guy H. Tuttle
Construction Coordinator
Wendy Dallas
Script Supervisor
Tom Pietschner
Location Manager
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Irby Langley
Property Master
Eddie Evans
Key Grip
Tully McCulloch
Gaffer
Tom Luse
Unit Production Manager
Marsha Norman
Theatre Play
Jan Scott
Art Direction
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