Deadly Care Explained

Genre:	Drama
Director:	David Anspaugh
Executive Producer:	Joe Epstein Wendy Riche Paula Rudnick
Producer:	Medora Heilbron
Starring:	Cheryl Ladd Jason Miller Jennifer Salt Belinda Balaski Richard Evans Silvana Gallardo
Music:	Tangerine Dream
Cinematography:	James Crabe
Editor:	Jane Schwartz Jaffe
Company:	Universal Television
Network:	CBS
Runtime:	96 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

Deadly Care is a 1987 American made for television drama film starring Cheryl Ladd and Jason Miller.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Deadly Care was director David Anspaugh's last television film before directing the Academy Award-nominated film Hoosiers.^[1]

The film featured an original score by the band Tangerine Dream.^[5]

Plot

A critical care nurse abuses drugs and alcohol, causing her to make a near-fatal mistake in treating a patient.

Cast

• Cheryl Ladd as Anne Halloran
• Jason Miller as Dr. Miles Keefer
• Jennifer Salt as Carol
• Belinda Balaski as Terry
• Richard Evans as Jim
• Silvana Gallardo as Blanca Orella
• Ann Hearn as Suze
• Peggy McCay as Mrs. Halloran
• Terrence E. McNally as Frank Halloran
• Chris Mulkey as Richard Halloran
• Laurie O'Brien as Gloria
• Willard Pugh as Male Nurse
• John Hammond as Larry
• Arthur Taxier as Dr. Davidson
• Patricia Wilson as Marsha Foland
• Micole Mercurio as Greta
• Patrick Campbell as Mr. Skinner
• Troy Melton as Mr. Duffy
• Beth Grant as Madge
• Troy Evans as Dr. Derwin
• S. A. Griffin as The Stranger
• Paddi Edwards as Mrs. Kellerman
• Scott Richard Ehredt as Dr. Jackson
• Frank Biro as Mr. Cafarelli
• Phyllis Flax as Mrs. Reardon
• Ron Recasner as Dr. Mallory
• Patricia Huston as Marsha Foland
• John Christy Ewing as Dr. Lloyd Lucas
• John Howard Swain as Joel
• Gerry Gibson as Farther O'Brien
• Noel De Souza as Dr. Wasanta
• Joe Dorsey as Mr. Halloran
• Suzanne O'Donnell as Stewardess
• Judy Jean Berns as Airport Clerk
• Daryl Wood as Woman in Elevator

Reception

The Sun-Sentinel wrote "Deadly Care may be remembered as a career footnote: as director David Anspaugh's last TV movie before making the Oscar-nominated feature Hoosiers."^[1]

External links

• • Deadly Care at Internet Archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sun-Sentinel. Jason Miller Again Turns To Acting For 'Deadly Care'. March 20, 1987. Kelley, Bill.
2. Web site: Los Angeles Times. Weekend Tv : More Tribute Shows Fill The Air. March 21, 1987. Margulies, Lee.
3. Web site: Cheryl Ladd A Drug-Addicted Nurse In 'Deadly Care'. March 19, 1987. The Kerrville Times. Kerrville, Texas. 10.
4. Web site: Nurse Ladd Is No 'Angel' Of Mercy. March 13, 1987. Bobbin, Jay. Orlando Sentinel.
5. Book: Digital Gothic: A Critical Discography of Tangerine Dream. SAF Publishing Ltd.. Stamp, Paul. 1997. 104. 9780946719181.