Deadly Care

Deadly Care is a 1987 American made for television drama film starring Cheryl Ladd and Jason Miller.^[1][2][3][4]

Deadly Care
Genre	Drama
Written by	Lane Slate
Directed by	David Anspaugh
Starring	Cheryl Ladd Jason Miller Jennifer Salt Belinda Balaski Richard Evans Silvana Gallardo
Music by	Tangerine Dream
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Joe Epstein Wendy Riche Paula Rudnick
Producer	Medora Heilbron
Cinematography	James Crabe
Editor	Jane Schwartz Jaffe
Running time	96 minutes
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	March 22, 1987 (1987-03-22)

Deadly Care was director David Anspaugh's last television film before directing the Academy Award-nominated film Hoosiers.^[1]

The film featured an original score by the band Tangerine Dream.^[5]

Plot

A critical care nurse abuses drugs and alcohol, causing her to make a near-fatal mistake in treating a patient.

Cast

• Cheryl Ladd as Anne Halloran
• Jason Miller as Dr. Miles Keefer
• Jennifer Salt as Carol
• Belinda Balaski as Terry
• Richard Evans as Jim
• Silvana Gallardo as Blanca Orella
• Ann Hearn as Suze
• Peggy McCay as Mrs. Halloran
• Terrence E. McNally as Frank Halloran
• Chris Mulkey as Richard Halloran
• Laurie O'Brien as Gloria
• Willard Pugh as Male Nurse
• John Hammond as Larry
• Arthur Taxier as Dr. Davidson
• Patricia Wilson as Marsha Foland
• Micole Mercurio as Greta
• Patrick Campbell as Mr. Skinner
• Troy Melton as Mr. Duffy
• Beth Grant as Madge
• Troy Evans as Dr. Derwin
• S. A. Griffin as The Stranger
• Paddi Edwards as Mrs. Kellerman
• Scott Richard Ehredt as Dr. Jackson
• Frank Biro as Mr. Cafarelli
• Phyllis Flax as Mrs. Reardon
• Ron Recasner as Dr. Mallory
• Patricia Huston as Marsha Foland
• John Christy Ewing as Dr. Lloyd Lucas
• John Howard Swain as Joel
• Gerry Gibson as Farther O'Brien
• Noel De Souza as Dr. Wasanta
• Joe Dorsey as Mr. Halloran
• Suzanne O'Donnell as Stewardess
• Judy Jean Berns as Airport Clerk
• Daryl Wood as Woman in Elevator

Reception

The Sun-Sentinel wrote "Deadly Care may be remembered as a career footnote: as director David Anspaugh's last TV movie before making the Oscar-nominated feature Hoosiers."^[1]