
Love Child
Love Child is a 1982 biopic based on the life of Terry Jean Moore. The film stars Amy Madigan, Beau Bridges, and Mackenzie Phillips.
Plot
At 19 Terry Jean Moore was convicted of armed robbery. Soon after entering prison, she meets a guard named Jack Hansen. The two start an affair, which falls apart after Moore becomes pregnant with his child. As a prisoner, Terry then faces the harsh reality of losing her baby, but fights the system to keep her child.
More details
author | Anne Gerard Katherine Specktor |
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director | Larry Peerce |
editor | Bob Wyman |
genre | drama |
keywords | armed robbery lose |
musicBy | Charles Fox |
producer | Paul Maslansky |
productionCompany | The Ladd Company |
publisher | Warner Bros. |
theme | biographical prison |