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My Kidnapper, My Love

My Kidnapper, My Love

1980TV Movie⏱️ 1h 40m
Drama
⭐ 7.4
IMDB Rating
52 votes

Small-time crook Rooney cons his crippled brother, a street-wise news vendor, into snatching a wealthy, emotionally-disturbed runaway to extort money from her parents, but the brother throws the get-rich-quick scheme awry by falli...

Director
Sam Wanamaker
Writers
Louie Elias, Oscar Saul
Stars
Luis Q. Barroso, J.D. Cannon, Errol A. Eastwold
Release Date
December 8, 1980
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Luis Q. Barroso
J.D. Cannon
J.D. Cannon
as Kringlen
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Errol A. Eastwold
as Child Playing
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Jasen Eastwold
as Child Playing
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Priscilla Eastwold
as Pedestrian
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Louie Elias
as Lowell
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Lionel Ferbis Jr.
as Deacon
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Edward Flotaro
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Peter Gabb
Ellen Geer
Ellen Geer
as Paula Stanley

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Production
Roger Gimbel Productions, EMI Television

🏷️ Keywords

kidnappingexpectant motherpregnant womanpregnancystockholm syndrome

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

My Kidnapper, My love
by cape1994 β€’ 2025-05-22
10/10

"Fabulous movie, overlooked by Hollywood for Emmy Nominations across the board, movie was great, French Quarter Setting & Music, heartwarming story of good vs bad, James Stacy was Producer & Lead Actor, Denny. Denny evolved from a man who might be capable of doing something bad, to compassion for someone struggling in life played by Glynnis O'Connor, GeeGee. Their first meet & misread led to a disaster of an attempt at a sexual encounter initiated by Denny, GeeGee needing a roof over her head was okayed to stay with Denny, while Denny & his brother (Rooney) Plotted holding ..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

Louie Elias reworked a novel by Oscar Saul into a a screenplay focused on a man missing an arm and a leg to showcase his brother, James Stacy, who was a double amputee.

πŸ“– Synopsis

Small-time crook Rooney cons his crippled brother, a street-wise news vendor, into snatching a wealthy, emotionally-disturbed runaway to extort money from her parents, but the brother throws the get-rich-quick scheme awry by falli...