Love Child (1982)
At 19 they took away her freedom. At 20 they tried to take her baby.
The true story of Terry Jean Moore, a young woman who is imprisoned for seven years on account of a "five-dollar" robbery. While in prison, she gets pregnant by a jailer and must fight to keep her child.
- Date of release
- 1982-10-15
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Genres
- Romance, Drama, Crime
- Director
- Larry Peerce
Casting
- Amy Madigan — Terry Jean Moore
- Beau Bridges — Jack Hansen
- Mackenzie Phillips — J.J.
- Albert Salmi — Capt. Ellis
- Joanna Merlin — Mrs. Sturgis
- Margaret Whitton — Jacki Steinberg
- Lewis Smith — Jesse Chaney
- Dennis Lipscomb — Arthur Brady
- Anna Maria Horsford — Mara
- Michael Shane — Judge Hare
- Randy Lowell — Striker
- Rhea Perlman — June Burns
Interesting facts
Love Child is a 1982 American biographical film directed by Larry Peerce based on the life of Terry Jean Moore, a young woman convicted of robbery who becomes pregnant while in prison. The film stars Amy Madigan in her film debut, Beau Bridges, and Mackenzie Phillips.
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