| When the Bough Breaks | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Thriller |
| Based on | When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman |
| Written by | Phil Penningroth |
| Directed by | Waris Hussein |
| Starring | Ted Danson Richard Masur Rachel Ticotin |
| Music by | Paul Chihara |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ted Danson Dan Fauci |
| Producer | Rick Husky |
| Cinematography | James Crabe |
| Editor | Michael Jablow |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Production companies | TDF Productions Taft Entertainment Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 12, 1986 |
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When the Bough Breaks is a 1986 television film directed by Waris Hussein and starring Ted Danson. The screenplay by Phil Penningroth was adapted from Jonathan Kellerman's 1985 novel of the same name. Danson, who also co-produced, plays the crime-solving forensic psychologist Alex Delaware, a character who appears in a series of novels by Kellerman.