Getting Out

Getting Out

100 mins | Drama, Thriller | April 25, 1994

Breaking out of prison with a child in her womb and a dream of a normal existence, Arlene Holsclaw (Rebecca De Mornay) resolves to get a job and lead a good, Christian life. But the ghosts from her past -- including an ex-boyfriend (Rob Knepper) who wants to pimp her out and a sadistic mother (Ellen Burstyn) who plots to take away Arlene's baby -- have other plans. This made-for-TV drama is based on Marsha Norman's off-Broadway play.

Getting Out

100 mins | Drama, Thriller | April 25, 1994

Getting Out
Breaking out of prison with a child in her womb and a dream of a normal existence, Arlene Holsclaw (Rebecca De Mornay) resolves to get a job and lead a good, Christian life. But the ghosts from her past -- including an ex-boyfriend (Rob Knepper) who wants to pimp her out and a sadistic mother (Ellen Burstyn) who plots to take away Arlene's baby -- have other plans. This made-for-TV drama is based on Marsha Norman's off-Broadway play.
IMDb rating 5.9
Producers Signboard Hill Productions, RHI Entertainment, Dorothea G. Petrie Productions
Original title Getting Out
Directors John Korty
Writers Ruth Shapiro, Eugene Corr, Marsha Norman

Cast

Rebecca De Mornay

as Arlene Holsclaw

Robert Knepper

as Carl

Richard Jenkins

as Chaplain

Ellen Burstyn

as Arlie's Mother

Tandy Cronyn

as Placement Worker

Norm Skaggs

as Brian Craig

Sue Bugden

as Parole Agent

Kevin Dewey

as Driver in Pickup

Sean Sweeney

as Boy in Pickup