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Do You Know the Muffin Man? (1989)
Roger Dollison, a police officer, and his wife, Kendra, are living the American dream. They have two children, Teddy and Sandy, a lovely home, and a dog named Rex. What they know and how they live as a family is irreparably changed one day when it is discovered that a classmate of Teddy's is the apparent victim of sexual abuse and molestation at the respected neighborhood daycare center. Like all other parents, the Dollisons are tormented — "we should have known, we should have seen" — but their devastation is complete when Teddy tells his own story, one he promised his abusers he would never tell.
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Roger Dollison, a police officer, and his wife, Kendra, are living the American dream. They have two children, Teddy and Sandy, a lovely home, and a dog named Rex. What they know and how they live as a family is irreparably changed one day when it is discovered that a classmate of Teddy's is the apparent victim of sexual abuse and molestation at the respected neighborhood daycare center. Like all other parents, the Dollisons are tormented — "we should have known, we should have seen" — but their devastation is complete when Teddy tells his own story, one he promised his abusers he would never tell.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama, Crime
Written By:Daniel Freudenberger
In Theaters:10/22/1989
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:The Avnet/Kerner Company
Cast
Gilbert Cates
Director
Pam Dawber
Kendra Dollison
John Shea
Roger Dollison
Stephen Dorff
Sandy Dollison
Brian Bonsall
Teddy Dollison
Matthew Laurance
Marvin Bernstein
Anthony Geary
Stephen Pugliotti
Georgann Johnson
Mavis Richardson
Bruce Fairbairn
Ellis Stockman
William Prince
Arthur Richardson
Graham Jarvis
Judge Allen
Ruth de Sosa
Susan Larrimer
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