Taken Away


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 is a single mother raising her eight year old daughter, Abby Monroe. Stephanie has to go to school one night and Abby begs her to stay at home alone instead of going to a babysitter. When Abby falls and gets injured, she calls the police, thinking they will bring her to her mother. The police arrive and take Abby away. Stephanie must fight the courts to get her daughter back.

Cast

turned down her role for the movie several times before finally accepting it.