The Cracker Factory
| The Cracker Factory | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Natalie Wood |
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Release dates | 1979 |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
The Cracker Factory is an American television movie directed by Burt Brinckerhoff. The teleplay by Richard Shapiro is based on the best-selling 1977 novel by Joyce Rebeta-Burditt. The film was broadcast by ABC on March 16, 1979.
Synopsis
Alcoholic Cleveland housewife Cassie Barrett is institutionalized in a psychiatric ward after experiencing a nervous breakdown in the supermarket. We learn this is the latest in a series of hospitalizations from which Cassie emerges supposedly in control of her life but actually still teetering on the edge. During this latest stay, she develops a romantic crush on psychiatrist Edwin Alexander and a close relationship with night supervisor Tinkerbell, both of whom help her take steps toward facing her inner demons and learning to live with sobriety.
Principal cast
- Natalie Wood ..... Cassie Barrett
- Perry King ..... Dr. Edwin Alexander
- Shelley Long ..... Clara
- Juliet Mills ..... Tinkerbell
- Peter Haskell ..... Charlie Barrett
- Vivian Blaine ..... Helen
- Marian Mercer ..... Eleanor
Principal production credits
- Executive Producers ..... Roger Gimbel, Tony Converse
- Original Music ..... Billy Goldenberg
- Cinematography ..... Michel Hugo
- Art Direction ..... Alexander A. Mayer
See also
List of television films produced for American Broadcasting Company