When She Was Bad… (TV Movie 1979)
25KWhen She Was Bad…: Directed by Peter H. Hunt. With Cheryl Ladd, Robert Urich, Eileen Brennan, Dabney Coleman. Stressed by a recent move and being a stay-at-home mom, Teeny takes out her bottled-up rage on her daughter Robbie. Only the help of her friends, family and counselors can stop her from harming Robbie and herself.
“On a recent Biography Channel profile of Cheryl Ladd, this TV-Movie was featured prominently, including interviews with Director Hunt, partly because it instilled Ms. Ladd with a life-long crusade to prevent child abuse. I remember watching this movie when it first aired, as it starred my favorite u0026quot;Angelu0026quot;, along with my TV Hero forever: Robert Urich. The two give great performances, however I thought the u0026#39;graphicu0026#39; scenes of Ladd abusing her daughter were tame, at least from what might actually be going on behind closed doors every day in homes across America. Most of the action is verbal, with one physical incident that sends her child to hospital. Equally important are the actions and re-actions of Urich, in a performance to identify with. If you are a fan of either or both actors, this is well worth seeing.”
