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Lies and Lullabies
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Wikipedia article
'Lies and Lullabies' is a Rod Hardy-directed 1993 ABC television movie about a pregnant cocaine addict, played by Susan Dey. The film was released on DVD as 'Sad Inheritance' in 2005 and is also sometimes known as 'Love, Lies and Lullabies'.
Plot
Christina (Susan Dey) is the adult daughter of an alcoholic (Piper Laurie). A habitual cocaine user, she continues to abuse the drug after she becomes pregnant by her boyfriend (D.W. Moffett). When the baby is born addicted, she is kept away from Christina based on the recommendation of a social worker (Lorraine Toussaint), who deems her an unfit mother. Christina, distraught, battles to end her addiction and regain custody of her baby.
History
The script for 'Lies and Lullabies' initially cast Dey as the sister of a closet-cocaine addict who dies during childbirth. Dey's character was then charged with raising the baby, ignorant to the developmental delays that would follow. However, after visiting a treatment facility and meeting mothers who were in the process of seeking treatment to regain custody of their children, Dey (who also acted as the producer of the film), asked that the script be rewritten. Speaking to 'The Post and Courier', she stated that early in the production, "we all had very little compassion for these women," but that after meeting them they learned "the reality is that these women can be helped and if given a chance for treatment and a choice between drugs and their children, many choose their children."
Cast
* Susan Dey ... Christina Kinsey
* Lorraine Toussaint ... Florence Crawford
* D.W. Moffett ... Gabriel
* Piper Laurie ... Margaret Kinsey
* Lisa Rieffel ... Rachel
* Kathleen York ... Terry
*Guy Boyd ... Walter
* Andy Romano ... Judge Windt
* Lawrence Monoson ... Christopher Bentlage
* Allyce Beasley ... Cindy
*A.J. Johnson ... Grandpa Simmington
*Tim Kelleher ... Duke Gibson-Lampiassi
*Neal Lerner ... Victor
*Sondra Blake ... Mrs. Sweetser
*Brandon Hammond ... Kenny
*Mara Daz ... Sandra
*Yvette Cruise ... Sadie
*Ashley Gardner ... Fran
*Mary Anne McGarry ... Pediatrician
*Paul Perri ... Dr. Boardman
*Liz Vassey ... Chloe
*Gigi Bermingham ... Kim
*Perla Walter ... Sadie's Mother
*Jeanne Mori ... Nurse
*Carrie Stauber ... Nurse
*Brandon Hammond ... Kenny
*Jennifer Gertsman ... Nurse
*Ace Mask ... Clerk
*Bernardo Rosa Jr. ... Sadie's Husband
*Ericka Bryce ... Party Girl
*Amber Adelmann... Orphan girl
References
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