Child in the Night
| Child in the Night | |
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| Genre | |
| Written by | Michael Petryni |
| Directed by | Mike Robe |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Mark Snow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Mike Robe |
| Producer | Ian Martin |
| Cinematography | Gerald Hirschfeld |
| Editor | Benjamin A. Weissman |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | May 1, 1990 |
Child in the Night is a 1990 American television film broadcast during the 1990 May sweeps. It aired on the CBS Network before a subsequent release to home video and syndication. The psychological thriller stars JoBeth Williams as a child psychologist, Tom Skerritt as a local police chief and introduced Elijah Wood as a troubled witness to a brutal slaying. Darren McGavin co-starred.
It was the final film on-screen role appearance of Rick May, who died 30 years later on April 8, 2020.