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Tender Loving Care
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Tender Loving Care

1996-05-16 · 125 min · ★ 3.4

Horror · Thriller

When their only child, Jody, is killed in a car accident, Michael and Allison, face an uncertain future. Michael appears to be coping but Allison is so severely traumatized that she is convinced that their daughter is still alive. She wakes Michael in the night to comfort Jody who's just had a nightmare; she make him take breakfast up to the girl's room every morning. Allison's psychiatrist Dr. Turner recommends a full-time, live-in therapist... with disastrous consequences!

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Directors
David Wheeler
Production companies
Aftermath Media
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

John HurtJohn HurtDr. Turner
J. Michael EspositoMichael Overton
Beth TegardenBeth TegardenKatherine Randolph
Marie CaldareMarie CaldareAllison Overton
Brandy CarsonMrs. Greenstreet
Holly WeberHolly WeberCharlotte
Misha GangnerDorothy
Joe HilseeCab Driver
Stacy JohnsonTeenage Patient
Jim SmithGas Jockey
Antonia WithmoreJody
Robert HirschboeckLeon
Brian StricklandPolice Officer
Kim ChadickPolice Officer
Brad WhitmoreParamedic / Radio Voice
David ArthurParamedic
Casey GibbsParamedic
Ray PorterRay PorterRadio Voice
Terri McMahonRadio Voice
Robynn RodriguezRadio Voice

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