'night, Mother on Video - 1986

Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft star in ‘Night Mother, a taut, emotional study about a mother's attempt to stop her distraught daughter from committing suicide. Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by author Marsha Norman, the moving production casts Spacek as epileptic with a failed marriage and a delinquent son who decides to take control the only way she can - by taking her own life. Bancroft, as the widowed mother with whom she lives, is oblivious to her daughter's depression until she becomes frightfully aware of her plans. The give-and-take between Spacek and Bancroft makes for a searing family drama which brings to the surface all the love, resentment and understanding that exists between every parent and child.

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Starring:
Sissy Spacek ... Jessie Cates

Anne Bancroft ... Thelma Cates

Ed Berke ... Dawson Cates

Carol Robbins ... Loretta Cates

Jennifer Roosendahl ... Melodie Cates

Michael Kenworthy... Kenny Cates

Sari Walker ... Agnes Fletcher

Claire Malis ... Operator

Studio: Aaron Spelling Productions, Blackbird Productions, Universal Pictures

Filmed: 1986 - Released: 1986

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