A Private Matter
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The true story of Romper Room host "Miss Sherri" Finkbine, who, after the devastating effects of thalidomide were discovered in the early 1960s, sparked a firestorm of controversy with her determination to obtain an abortion.
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Cast
13 people
Sissy Spacek
Sherri Finkbine
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Carrie
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Aidan Quinn
Bob Finkbine
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Elementary
Unknown
Estelle Parsons
Mary Chessen
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Bonnie and Clyde
Empire Falls
Sheila McCarthy
Diane Callaghan
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The Umbrella Academy
The Day After Tomorrow
Leon Russom
Steve Morris
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A Quiet Place
True Grit
Xander Berkeley
Peter Zenner
Known for
Nikita
The Walking Dead
Jeff Perry
Randall Everett
Known for
Scandal
Inventing Anna
Noley Thornton
Carol Callaghan
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Heidi
Beverly Hills, 90210
William H. Macy
Psychiatrist
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Shameless
Fargo
Carla Gugino
Mary Beth
Known for
Night at the Museum
The Haunting of Hill House
Allison Mack
Terri Finkbine
Known for
Smallville
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Atanas Ilitch
Security Guard
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Slumber Party Massacre II
Joan Micklin Silver Director · William Nicholson Writer James Newton Howard Composer
United States release June 20, 1992 · Produced in United States
Production
HBO Films
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 20, 1992
TV
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