Taken Away

Taken Away
Genre	Drama
Written by	Robert L. Freedman Selma Thompson
Directed by	John Patterson
Starring	Valerie Bertinelli Kevin Dunn Anna Maria Horsford Juliet Sorci
Music by	Rob Mounsey
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Marlo Thomas
Producer	Kimberly Myers
Production location	United States
Cinematography	Paul Onorato
Editor	Stanley Warnow
Running time	100 min.
Production companies	Hart, Thomas & Berlin Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	November 5, 1989 (1989-11-05)

Taken Away is a 1989 American made-for-television film starring Valerie Bertinelli, Kevin Dunn, Anna Maria Horsford and Juliet Sorci. The film was directed by John Patterson and premiered on CBS on November 5, 1989.

Synopsis

Stephanie Monroe (Valerie Bertinelli) is a single mother raising her eight year old daughter, Abby Monroe (Juliet Sorci). On one night, Stephanie has to go to school and Abby begs her mother to stay at home alone, rather than going to a babysitter's house. When Abby falls down, she gets scared and calls the police, thinking that they will take her to her mother. The police arrives and instead places Abby in protective custody of the court. Stephanie must fight with the state to get her daughter back. ^[1]

Cast

• Valerie Bertinelli as Stephanie Monroe
• Juliet Sorci as Abby Monroe
• Kevin Dunn as Mr. Lombardi
• Anna Maria Horsford as Marion Pierson
• Matthew Faison as Judge
• Nada Despotovich as Brenda
• Susannah Blinkoff as Fairfax Admissions Worker
• April Ortiz as Intake Worker

Production

Valerie Bertinelli turned down her role for the film several times before accepting it. ^[2]

References

1. Taken Away 1989 TV film at IMDb
2. Carmack, Michael (5 November 1989). "VALERIE FIGHTS FOR MOTHERS' RIGHTS IN 'TAKEN AWAY'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 26 April 2019.