A disturbed young mother with some serious psychological problems begins to take them out on her toddler daughter.
Susan Dey John Vernon Kevin McCarthy Tricia O'Neil Bernie Casey Priscilla Pointer Phillip R. Allen Natasha Ryan Ray Buktenica Rhea Perlman Sandra Deel James Karen Ivan Bonar Charles Lucia Elizabeth Robinson Linda Gillen Fritzi Burr Lucy Lee Flippin Nancy Parsons Susan E. Hickey Pierrino Mascarino Alma Beltran Frances Fong Warren Munson Robert Casper Hallie Morgan Brandi Tucker Christopher Ciampa Connie Izay Read Morgan Patrick Gorman
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