Child in the Night

May 1, 1990

1h 35m

★ 5.4

The secret of a grisly murder, locked in a child's mind.

Overview

Traumatized after seeing his father brutally murdered by a hook wielding assailant, young Luke is tasked to help unmask the killer.

Genres

Mystery

Thriller

Drama

TV Movie

Horror

Production Companies

Allied Communications

Jayhawk Productions

Mike Robe Productions

Child in the Night Trailers

Cast

Dr. Hollis

JoBeth Williams

Detective Bass

Tom Skerritt

Valerie

Season Hubley

Bobby

Mike Pniewski

Curt

Tim Choate

Harvey

Thom Bray

Luke

Elijah Wood

Os Winfield

Darren McGavin

Mikey

Michael di Martino

Ricky

Johnny DiCarsano

Hickman

John Procaccino

Dr. Wendt

John Aylward

Sonia wanders around the gloomy mansion where she lives, obsessed with unraveling a dark hidden secret. Her past, her fears, her desire and her terrible nightmares have created a deadly web in which she is trapped, taking her away the little sanity she had left. Sometimes killing time is not such a harmless thing.

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