A Cry for Love

• Director: Paul Wendkos
• AMG Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Romantic Drama, Addiction Drama
• Themes: Drug Addiction
• Release Year: 1980
• Country: US
• Run Time: 96 minutes

Plot

Jill Robinson's Bed-Time-Story, inspired by actual events, was the source for the made-for-TV A Cry for Love. Divorcee Susan Blakely, with no alimony and two kids to support, begins turning to amphetamines. While at her lowest ebb, she meets Powers Boothe, an alcoholic and three-time loser in marriage--who, incredibly, turns out to be the ideal man for her! Joseph Bologna and Renee Taylor were the guiding hands behind the Cry For Love teleplay. The film debuted on October 20, 1980. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Edie Adams; Gene Barry; Patricia Barry; Susan Blakely; Powers Boothe; Severn Darden - Paul; Patti Deutsch; John Diehl; Dolores Dorn - Karen; Herb Edelman; Fern Fitzgerald; Laurence Haddon; Lainie Kazan; Jeremy Licht; Paul Lieber - Eugene; Annette McCarthy; Art Metrano; Charles Siebert; Robert Hegyes - Pizza Counterman; Colleen Davis - Felicia Harris; Jordan Wendkos

Credit

Herman Zimmerman - Art Director, Paul Wendkos - Director, James Galloway - Editor, Charles W. Fries - Executive Producer, Malcolm Stuart - Executive Producer, Jimmie Haskell - Composer (Music Score), Richard C. Glouner - Cinematographer, Alan Sacks - Producer, The Know - Singer, Cindy Bullins - Singer, Joseph Bologna - Screenwriter, Renée Taylor - Screenwriter, Jill Schary Robinson - Book Author