Just after he turns sixteen, Robert finds out that he is adopted. His parents find to their horror that he was kidnaped from his real parents. They decide to tell him about this, even though they fear they might lose him. Robert runs away to find his real parents. He finds and gets close to them, without revealing his true identity. Eventually he must decided where he belongs.
Acting
Patty Duke delivers maternal anguish with devastating precision.
Writing
The script walks a tightrope between melodrama and genuine heartbreak.
Director
Michael Miller
Patty Duke
Ruth Monroe
Stephen Dorff
Robert Mendham
Joan Van Ark
Martha Mendham
Richard Masur
Earl Monroe
David Birney
Philip Mendham
Sam Wanamaker
Grandfather Mendham
Jarred Blancard
John Monroe (as Jarred Blanchard)
Linda Darlow
Fran(nie)
Kimberley Warnat
Sally
Malcolm Stewart
Paul
Gabe Khouth
Ace
Suleka Mathew
Pam (as Sue Matthews)
Matthew Walker
Pastor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stephen Dorff was 17 playing 16, already building his career as the go-to 'troubled teen' of the early 90s.
This aired during the peak of 'prestige TV movie' era, when networks competed for Emmy recognition with ripped-from-headlines family trauma.
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