The Cracker Factory
| The Cracker Factory | |
|---|---|
| Written by |
Joyce Burditt (novel) (as Joyce Rebeta-Burditt) Richard Alan Shapiro (as Richard Shapiro) |
| Directed by | Burt Brinckerhoff |
| Starring | Natalie Wood |
| Music by | Billy Goldenberg |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Tony Converse (executive producer) Roger Gimbel (executive producer) John A. Martinelli (associate producer) Richard Alan Shapiro (producer) (as Richard Shapiro) |
| Cinematography | Michel Hugo |
| Editor(s) | John A. Martinelli |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Production company(s) | EMI Films |
| Distributor | ABC |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 16, 1979 |
The Cracker Factory is an American television movie directed by Burt Brinckerhoff. The teleplay by Richard Shapiro is based on the best-selling 1977 novel by Joyce Rebeta-Burditt. The film was broadcast by ABC on March 16, 1979.
Alcoholic Cleveland housewife Cassie Barrett is institutionalized in a psychiatric ward after experiencing a nervous breakdown in the supermarket. We learn this is the latest in a series of hospitalizations from which Cassie emerges supposedly in control of her life but actually still teetering on the edge. During this latest stay, she develops a romantic crush on psychiatrist Edwin Alexander and a close relationship with night supervisor Tinkerbell, both of whom help her take steps toward facing her inner demons and learning to live with sobriety.
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