Child in the Night

Child in the Night
Genre
Written byMichael Petryni
Directed byMike Robe
Starring
Theme music composerMark Snow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerMike Robe
ProducerIan Martin
CinematographyGerald Hirschfeld
EditorBenjamin A. Weissman
Running time98 minutes
Production companies
  • Allied Communications
  • Jayhawk Productions
  • Mike Robe Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseMay 1, 1990 (1990-05-01)

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.