Product Details

• Actors: Delta Burke, Ryan Merriman, Vyto Ruginis, Marc Donato, Barclay Hope
• Directors: Graeme Campbell
• Writers: Alan Hines, Karen Stillman
• Producers: Anne Carlucci, Deborah Wolsh, Freyda Rothstein, Terry Gould
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Starlight Video
• VHS Release Date: December 24, 2002
• Run Time: 91 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000714HE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #406,434 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Brenda (Virginia Madsen, Candyman, Dune) and Scott Kniffen (Jeffrey Nordling, TVs "Once and Again") are accused of child molestation and physical abuse. Without a shred of evidence, the authorities arrest them and take their two young sons into protective custody. The boys are lead to believe that if they give the "right" testimony, they will be returned to their parents. Through relentless badgering, the impressionable children are coerced into testifying against their parents. After an agonizing nine-month trial The Kniffin's are sentenced to life imprisonment for crimes they did not commit. While their sons are tormented by uncertain memories and obscure recollections, Brenda and Scott face many horrors in prison. Based on a True Story.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Children abusive to parents!, May 2, 2005

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kbremer (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dangerous Child (DVD)

You always here about parents abusind children but not in this movie! The rolls are reversed. A teenage boy becomes extremely abusive to his devorced mother. This is a reality movie. And what I mean is this is some thing that happens all of the time actually more and more but it really goes unseen. How often do you hear about a child abusing their parents? Thats what I thought. But in the movie, you will see how a mother struggles to overcome this ordeal. And you will see how anger really affects some and how others around them learn to lie about the bruises, loud crashing of things and the truth. Every parent who has ever had an abusive child could see them selves in this movie. It was a great lifetime movie.....

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars True Life, January 16, 2003

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Alyssa (Seattle, Wa USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dangerous Child [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie infactuates me. It helped me find my occupation in Social Work to help people like this get through there struggle. For anyone who is interested in how to work through abusive relationships of any kind or would like to learn more about abuse or just treat yourself to a great drama watch this movie. Remember that there is a way to get through and just because the person is younger does not mean that it is not abuse. Abuse is Abuse

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ryan Merriman in Dangerous Child, July 19, 2003

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Carrie Spring (Reno, NV USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dangerous Child [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I think that this movie is very good. It has a lot of good acting in it and so forth. Ryan did a very good job in this movie when he would get all pissed of and throw stuff...when he looked mad it was kinda scary. He would get all weapy too... This is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. For anyone who likes Ryan Merriman I would suggest this movie. It has alot of suppense too like what's up with him? and what is wrong with him he has problems? or issues as I like to call them.
It shows that there isn't just child abuse kids can abuse there parents too. and it shows what abuse is really like. It's a very good movie... I would recommend that you see it.