Lies and Lullabies

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Lies and Lullabies
Sad Inheritance (DVD cover).jpg
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GenreDrama
Written by Janet Heaney
Matthew Eisen
Joe S. Landon
Directed by Rod Hardy
Starring Susan Dey
Piper Laurie
Lorraine Toussaint
D.W. Moffett
Lisa Rieffel
Kathleen York
Allyce Beasley
Theme music composer Johnny Harris
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersLes Alexander
Don Enright
Producers Susan Dey
Harvey Kahn
Barbara Gale
Cinematography David Connell
EditorJames Mitchell
Running time94 minutes
Production companies Alexander/Enright & Associates
Hearst Entertainment
Front Street Pictures
Susan Dey Productions
Release
Original networkABC
Picture formatColor
Audio format Mono
Original releaseMarch 14, 1993 (1993-03-14)

Lies and Lullabies is a Rod Hardy-directed 1993 ABC television movie about a pregnant cocaine addict, played by Susan Dey. [1] The film was released on DVD as Sad Inheritance in 2005 and is also sometimes known as Love, Lies and Lullabies.

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Plot

Christina is the adult daughter of an alcoholic. A habitual cocaine user, she continues to abuse the drug after she becomes pregnant by her boyfriend. When the baby is born addicted, she is kept away from Christina based on the recommendation of a social worker, who deems her an unfit mother. Christina, distraught, battles to end her addiction and regain custody of her baby.

History

The script for Lies and Lullabies initially cast Dey as the sister of a closet-cocaine addict who dies during childbirth. Dey's character was then charged with raising the baby, ignorant to the developmental delays that would follow. However, after visiting a treatment facility and meeting mothers who were in the process of seeking treatment to regain custody of their children, Dey (who also acted as the producer of the film), asked that the script be rewritten. [2] Speaking to The Post and Courier , she stated that early in the production, "we all had very little compassion for these women," but that after meeting them they learned "the reality is that these women can be helped and if given a chance for treatment and a choice between drugs and their children, many choose their children." [3]

Cast

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References

  1. "'Lies & Lullabies': Stinging Statement on Pregnant Addicts". LA Times. May 13, 1993.
  2. "Susan Dey: Another Nod To Drama She Plays A Cocaine-Addict Mother In ABC's 'Lies And Lullabies'". St Louis Post-Dispatch . ProQuest   303561792 . Retrieved 2022-02-09 via ProQuest.
  3. "Susan Dey talks about 'Lies & Lullabies'" . The Post and Courier. March 12, 1993.

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