Darkness Before Dawn

Darkness Before Dawn

120 mins | Drama | Feb. 15, 1993

An uplifting family drama about the danger of drug addiction, DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN stars Meredith Baxter (TV's FAMILY TIES). Baxter plays Mary Ann, a nurse at a methadone clinic who falls in love with one of her patients, Guy (Stephen Lang). While helping him overcome his drug addiction, she still manages to hide her own dalliances with narcotics--so well, in fact, that no one suspects at all. The pair marry and have a child, but soon Mary Ann's troubled past and hidden addiction threaten the stability of the happy life that she and Guy finally have for themselves. DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN illustrates the power of family love and how it can overcome even the greatest personal problems.

Darkness Before Dawn

120 mins | Drama | Feb. 15, 1993

Darkness Before Dawn
An uplifting family drama about the danger of drug addiction, DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN stars Meredith Baxter (TV's FAMILY TIES). Baxter plays Mary Ann, a nurse at a methadone clinic who falls in love with one of her patients, Guy (Stephen Lang). While helping him overcome his drug addiction, she still manages to hide her own dalliances with narcotics--so well, in fact, that no one suspects at all. The pair marry and have a child, but soon Mary Ann's troubled past and hidden addiction threaten the stability of the happy life that she and Guy finally have for themselves. DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN illustrates the power of family love and how it can overcome even the greatest personal problems.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers
Original title Darkness Before Dawn
Directors John Patterson
Writers Karen Hall

Cast

Meredith Baxter

as Mary Ann Guard

Stephen Lang

as Guy Grand

Kirsten Dunst

as Sandra Guard (age 8)

Gwynyth Walsh

as Sandra Guard

Chelsea Hertford

as Jennifer

Natalie West

as Mrs. Guard

Robert Desiderio

as Al Van Petten

Richard Grove

as Father

Alana Austin

as Mary Ann Guard (age 9)

Tim Farrell

as John L.

Matthew Linville

as Daryl

Mary Anne McGarry

as Mrs. Grand

James Dean

as Mr. Conklin

Rusty Schwimmer

as Evelyn

Lora Staley

as Obstetrician

George Solomon

as Nick

David Thompson

as Byron

Maura Soden

as Linda