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Do You Know the Muffin Man?
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Do You Know the Muffin Man?

1989-10-22 · 90 min · ★ 6.7

Drama · Crime

Roger Dollison, a police officer, and his wife, Kendra, are living the American dream. They have two children, Teddy and Sandy, a lovely home, and a dog named Rex. What they know and how they live as a family is irreparably changed one day when it is discovered that a classmate of Teddy's is the apparent victim of sexual abuse and molestation at the respected neighborhood daycare center. Like all other parents, the Dollisons are tormented — "we should have known, we should have seen" — but their devastation is complete when Teddy tells his own story, one he promised his abusers he would never tell.

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Directors
Gilbert Cates
Production companies
The Avnet/Kerner Company
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Pam DawberPam DawberKendra Dollison
John SheaJohn SheaRoger Dollison
Stephen DorffStephen DorffSandy Dollison
Brian BonsallBrian BonsallTeddy Dollison
Matthew LauranceMatthew LauranceMarvin Bernstein
Anthony GearyAnthony GearyStephen Pugliotti
Georgann JohnsonGeorgann JohnsonMavis Richardson
Bruce FairbairnBruce FairbairnEllis Stockman
William PrinceWilliam PrinceArthur Richardson
Graham JarvisGraham JarvisJudge Allen
Ruth de SosaSusan Larrimer
Natalie WestNatalie WestPaula Stockman
John HammondGeorge Olin
D. Franki HornerMiriam Stossburg
Janet EilberJanet EilberMartha Billington
Cassy FrielMelinda Stockman
DeeDee RescherDeeDee RescherHelen Wells
Dale SwannDale SwannLieutenant Dineen
Henry BrownErnie Ronay
David WellsDavid WellsAlex Wells

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