To Save the Children

To Save the Children

90 mins | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | April 5, 1994

Teacher Jake Downey has relocated to a small town in Wyoming hoping to escape the urban problems of his last assignment. His myth of rural bliss is shattered when a former police officer comes unglued, builds a bomb and takes Jake's class hostage. The heroism of his true story unfolds as the hostage drama takes many surprising turns towards the phenomenal conclusion.

To Save the Children

90 mins | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie | April 5, 1994

To Save the Children
Teacher Jake Downey has relocated to a small town in Wyoming hoping to escape the urban problems of his last assignment. His myth of rural bliss is shattered when a former police officer comes unglued, builds a bomb and takes Jake's class hostage. The heroism of his true story unfolds as the hostage drama takes many surprising turns towards the phenomenal conclusion.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers The Kushner-Locke Company
Original title To Save the Children
Directors Steven Hilliard Stern
Writers James S. Henerson

Cast

Richard Thomas

as David Young

Wendy Crewson

as Dorsie Young

Jessica Steen

as Kathi Davidson

Joanne Vannicola

as Melanie Young

James Purcell

as Cal Fredericks

Robert Bednarski

as Cody Little

Cecilley Carroll

as Tracy Little

Michael Copeman

as Sheriff Wolfley

Robert Urich

as Jake Downey

Barclay Hope

as Tom Little

Elizabeth Lennie

as Emma Little

Joseph Ziegler

as Matt Eckhardt

Shannon Lawson

as Jane Michaels

Jenny Parsons

as Lisa Burns

Goldie Semple

as Nadene

David Gow

as Alan Gordon

Michèle Duquet

as Laura Downey

Victoria Mitchell

as Kliss Sparks

Dianne Heatherington

as Terri Lyle

Dan Petronijevic

as Ray Larch

Corey Sevier

as Tommy

William Hope

as Duane Barton

Robert King

as Larry

Martin Doyle

as Freddy Yost

Michael Rhoades

as Lyle Fingerhut

Graham McPherson

as Jim Taggert

Mike Anscombe

as Gary Davis