A Place to Be Loved is a 1993 American television film with Richard Crenna and Rhea Perlman. It was released in the United Kingdom under the title Shattered Family. The film is based on the story of Gregory Kingsley, who was the first American child to legally sever ties with a parent at the age of twelve.[1] It was broadcast on CBS on April 4, 1993.
| A Place to Be Loved | |
|---|---|
 A video cover bearing the film's alternative title: Shattered Family | |
| Genre | Biography Drama Family |
| Written by | Blair Ferguson |
| Directed by | Sandy Smolan |
| Starring | Richard Crenna Rhea Perlman Linda Kelsey Cotter Smith Joycelyn O'Brien Tom Guiry |
| Music by | W. G. Snuffy Walden |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Beth Polson |
| Producer | Randy T. Siegel |
| Cinematography | Neil Roach |
| Production companies | Corapeake Productions Procter & Gamble Productions The Polson Company World International Network |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | April 4, 1993 |
Plot summary
editGregory Kingsley is a boy who is abused by his father and placed with social services by his mother. The foster family he is put into proves to be the type of nurturing environment he needs. He ends up taking his mother to court to have her parental rights revoked, in the hopes of being adopted by his foster family.
Cast
edit- Richard Crenna as George Russ
- Rhea Perlman as Jerri Blair
- Linda Kelsey as Liz Russ
- Cotter Smith as Mike Caldwell
- Cyril O'Reilly as Ralph Kingsley
- Jocelyn O'Brien as Rachel Kingsley
- Sam Anderson as Judge Thomas S. Kirk
- Amy Aquino as Debby Hunter
- Tom Guiry as Gregory Kingsley
- David Lipper as Robert Russ
- Michelle Collins as Julie
Critical reception
editTodd Everett of Variety praised the performances of Crenna, Perlman, Kelsey, and Guiry.[1] He said the "strongest feature of Blair Ferguson's script may be its clarification of complicated and precedent-setting legal issue", while its "weakest point is its black-and-white contrast of the Kingsley and Russ parents; we can almost see halos above the heads of George and Liz (Kelsey), as Ralph and (especially) Rachel Kingsley twirl their mustache".[1]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Everett, Todd (April 2, 1993). "Cbs Sunday Movie a Place to Be Loved". Variety. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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