Locked Up: A Mother's Rage

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Locked Up: A Mother's Rage
GenreDrama
Written bySelma Thompson
Robert L. Freedman
Directed byBethany Rooney
Starring Cheryl Ladd
Diana Muldaur
Jean Smart
Angela Bassett
Ariana Richards
Music byJ.A.C. Redford
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Steve White
ProducerBarry Bernardi
CinematographyChuck Arnold
EditorJoanna Cappuccilli Lovetti
Running time94 minutes
Production company Steve White Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseOctober 29, 1991 (1991-10-29)

Locked Up: A Mother's Rage is a 1991 television film starring Cheryl Ladd, Diana Muldaur and Jean Smart about a mother wrongly convicted of drug trafficking. Ariana Richards, who played Kelly Gallagher, was awarded the Young Artist Award, Best Young Actress in Television Movie, at the 14th Youth in Film Awards.

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Synopsis

Annie Gallagher is a mother who was sent to jail over charges of drug trafficking. She is innocent, as the true culprit was her boyfriend, who framed her. [1]

Cast

Production

Filming took place in Los Angeles, California during July 1991 under the title They're Doing My Time. [2] [3] This title was later changed to Locked Up: A Mother's Rage prior to its premiere on CBS. [4] Filming was completed by September of the same year. [5]

Cheryl Ladd was brought in to portray the film's central character of Annie Gallagher, while Angela Bassett portrayed a tough inmate who gradually befriends the wrongly convicted woman. Bethany Rooney adapted the script, which was written by Selma Thompson and Robert L. Freedman. [6] The script is based on a true story. [5] Actress Jean Smart commented on the script, stating that part of its intent was to highlight the experiences and struggles of inmates and their children. [7]

Release

Locked Up first aired on October 29, 1991 on CBS. [8] The movie is also known under the titles They're Doing My Time and The Other Side of Love. [6] [9]

After its initial airing the film was released on VHS in the United Kingdom through Guild Home Video and in Sweden through Videoteket. [10] [11] It has also been released to DVD during 2007 through Direct Source Special Products. [12]

Reception

Critical reception was mixed upon its initial release, with much of the praise centering on Ladd's performance and the criticism focusing on the script. [4] [13] Chris Williams of the Los Angeles Times criticized the film, writing that "Ladd isn’t really the problem with this telepicture, which has among its woes a script stuck somewhere in the twilight zone between the cliches of old-fashioned women-behind-bars pictures and an unrequited desire for fleeting realism." [14] Susan Stewart of the Detroit Free Press was also critical, stating that the film "will have you sniffling even as your brain is telling your weeping eyes that they are a piece of trash." [15] Marc Berman reviewed the film for Variety , praising several of the movie's performances while also noting that it "flirts uncomfortably with racist and male sexist tenets - not to mention pandering to cheap sentimentality." [6]

The reviewer for the Wisconsin State Journal was more favorable, praising Ladd's performance. [16]

Awards

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  2. ↑ "Where Angels Tread". The Sacramento Bee (Newspapers.com). June 24, 1991.
  3. ↑ "TV notebook". The Daily Oklahoman (Newspapers.com). September 29, 1991.
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  5. 1 2 "Ladd, Smart finish work on prison movie". The Tampa Tribune (Newspapers.com). September 29, 1991.
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