Where Are the Children? (1986)

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In this melodrama that emphasizes emotion and a convoluted plot, Nancy Eldridge (Jill Clayburgh) has remarried after her divorce and is trying to recuperate from the tragedy of the deaths of her two children during her previous marriage. That means when her children by current husband Clay (Max Gail) are kidnapped, she is particularly distraught. When the identity of the kidnapper becomes clear, more facts about the past and the present are revealed, as events carry emotionally charged scenes to a larger-than-life ending.

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Cast

Jill Clayburgh
as Nancy Eldridge
Max Gail
as Clay Eldridge
Harley Cross
as Michael Eldridge
Elisabeth Harnois
as Missy Eldridge
Elizabeth Wilson
as Dorothy Prentiss
Barnard Hughes
as Jonathan Knowles
Frederic Forrest
as Courtney Parrish
James Purcell
as Robin Legler
Clifton James
as Chief Coffin
Eriq La Salle
as Deputy Bernie Miles
Joseph Hindy
as Detective Morello
Devin Ratray
as Neil Kenney
Zev Braun
as J.D. Quill
Dan Dalmuth
as Motel Manager
Christopher Murney
as Lenny Barron
Ted O'Brien
as Newscaster
Tugh Edinberg
as Ellen Kenney
Dan Lounsberry
as Mailman Jenks
Evan Malmuth
as Gas Station Attendant
Pete Kovner
as Policman
Bruce Malmuth
as Restaurant Owner
Ruth Edinberg
as Ellen Kenney
Louis Zorich
as Kragopoulos
Axel Van Dereck
as Richard Kenney
Peter Kovner
as Policeman
Neal D. Brown
as Desk Sergeant
Paul F. O'Brien
as Officer Campbell
Mike Stines
as TV Reporter
Lori Michaels
as TV Reporter
Carol Higgins Clark
as TV Reporter
Doug Riley
as Policeman
Dan Malmuth
as Motel Manager
Paul O'Brien
as Officer Campbell
Robert Pena
as Day Sergeant
Coleen Cavanaugh
as Woman in Crowd
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Critic Reviews for Where Are the Children?

All Critics (6) | Top Critics (2)

... tortuously torpid thriller...

May 21, 2003 | Full Review…
New York Times
Top Critic

"Where Are the Children?" has a silly whodunit structure full of red herrings...

Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
Washington Post
Top Critic

An overwrought melodrama.

Jun 1, 2015 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Atrocious, almost unreleasable chiller wastes Clayburgh's gifts

Aug 26, 2005 | Rating: 1/5
Kalamazoo Gazette
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