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“Ever try communicating with a doctor... a lawyer... a computer?”
A father brings a young child to an emergency room to get treatment for a minor injury occurring in an innocent accident, but he gets accused of child abuse. Child welfare agencies commit grossly unfair over-reactions to remove the child forcibly from the Father, who must brave the arcane system to reclaim his daughter.
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Cast
46 people
Alan Arkin
Jeffery Martley
Known for
Argo
Gattaca
Mariette Hartley
Diana Martley
Known for
Encino Man
Marnie
Monica Parker
Gloria Washburn
Known for
Defiance
Population 436
Harry Ditson
Harold Clevish
Known for
Top Secret!
Angel Has Fallen
Sarah Stevens
Nancy Martley
Known for
Conviction
Martin Yan
Sherman Hu
Also in
Rice Rhapsody
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
Tony Rosato
Dr. Arpenthaler
Known for
The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario World
Joyce Gordon
Dr. Peacock
Known for
Stay Tuned
Tangled
Sylvia Marie Llewellyn
ER Nurse #1 / Emergency Nurse #1
Also in
An American Christmas Carol
Stone Cold Dead
Danny Higham
Jack
Known for
Death Ship
Leslie Yeo
Fred Reeves
Also in
The Luck of Ginger Coffey
Bye Bye Blues
Richard W. Farrell
Fraser
Eric Till Director · Adam Arkin Writer Morrie Ruvinsky Writer
First release April 17, 1981 · Produced in Canada, United States · Production Canadian Film Development Corporation, Crown International Pictures
Production
Paragon Motion Pictures
Production
Canadian Film Development Corporation
Production
Crown International Pictures
Production
Canada · United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · April 17, 1981
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No release date listed for United States.
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