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The Children Nobody Wanted

1981

1h 40m

6.20

Drama, TV Movie

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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.

Cast

Fredric Lehne

Tom Butterfield

Michelle Pfeiffer

Jennifer Williams

Matt Clark

Bill Westbrook

Noble Willingham

McNaulty

Anne Haney

Mrs. Lightheart

Barbara Barrie

Hanna

Jerry Hardin

Dr. Watson

F. William Parker

George Meuschke

Earl Boen

Madden

Gary Houston

Sadistic Orderly

Megan Mullally

Sharon

Chelcie Ross

Ralph

Nathan Davis

Orville

Joey Turley

Joey

Ryan Barcroft

Andrew

Patrick Holcer

Dwayne

James Spinks III

Zim

Van Stapleton

Bobby

Gary Riefle

Pete

John Murphy

Danny

Ron Christopher Nielsen

Ray

Jeffrey Todd Nielsen

Billy

Sonja Lanzener

Nurse

Charlene Romero

Miss Cornwall

Joe Leahy

Real Estate Man

Dick Solowicz

Sheriff

Everett Smith

Walter Wilson

Sarah Hains

Registrar

Joel Fahnestock

Jill

Ted Noose

Angry Businessman

David Schmidt

Jason

Steven Butterfield

Delford

Judith Penrod

Jennifer Today (voice)

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