The Children Nobody Wanted

The Children Nobody Wanted

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Dec. 5, 1981

True story of Tom Butterfield and his crusade to provide family life for homeless children, becoming not only the first bachelor caretaker, but the youngest single adult to become a legal foster parent in the state of Missouri.

The Children Nobody Wanted

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Dec. 5, 1981

The Children Nobody Wanted
True story of Tom Butterfield and his crusade to provide family life for homeless children, becoming not only the first bachelor caretaker, but the youngest single adult to become a legal foster parent in the state of Missouri.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Warner Bros. Television, Blatt-Singer Productions
Original title The Children Nobody Wanted
Directors Richard Michaels
Writers Lee Hutson

Cast

Fredric Lehne

as Tom Butterfield

Michelle Pfeiffer

as Jennifer Williams

Matt Clark

as Bill Westbrook

Noble Willingham

as McNaulty

Anne Haney

as Mrs. Lightheart

Joey Turley

as Joey

Barbara Barrie

as Hanna

Jerry Hardin

as Dr. Watson

F. William Parker

as George Meuschke

Earl Boen

as Madden

Ryan Barcroft

as Andrew

Patrick Holcer

as Dwayne

Van Stapleton

as Bobby

Gary Riefle

as Pete

John Murphy

as Danny

Sonja Lanzener

as Nurse

Gary Houston

as Sadistic Orderly

Megan Mullally

as Sharon

Charlene Romero

as Miss Cornwall

Joe Leahy

as Real Estate Man

Dick Solowicz

as Sheriff

Chelcie Ross

as Ralph

Everett Smith

as Walter Wilson

Nathan Davis

as Orville

Sarah Hains

as Registrar

Joel Fahnestock

as Jill

Ted Noose

as Angry Businessman

David Schmidt

as Jason

Steven Butterfield

as Delford

Judith Penrod

as Jennifer Today (voice)