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Do You Know the Muffin Man?

Do You Know the Muffin Man?

19896.61h 30mNR

Overview

Roger Dollison, a police officer, and his wife, Kendra, are living the American dream. They have two children, Teddy and Sandy, a lovely home, and a dog named Rex. What they know and how they live as a family is irreparably changed one day when it is discovered that a classmate of Teddy's is the apparent victim of sexual abuse and molestation at the respected neighborhood daycare center. Like all other parents, the Dollisons are tormented — "we should have known, we should have seen" — but their devastation is complete when Teddy tells his own story, one he promised his abusers he would never tell.

Directed by Gilbert Cates
Written by Daniel Freudenberger
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Pam Dawber

Pam Dawber

Kendra Dollison

John Shea

John Shea

Roger Dollison

Stephen Dorff

Stephen Dorff

Sandy Dollison

Brian Bonsall

Brian Bonsall

Teddy Dollison

Matthew Laurance

Matthew Laurance

Marvin Bernstein

Anthony Geary

Anthony Geary

Stephen Pugliotti

Georgann Johnson

Georgann Johnson

Mavis Richardson

Bruce Fairbairn

Bruce Fairbairn

Ellis Stockman

William Prince

William Prince

Arthur Richardson

Graham Jarvis

Graham Jarvis

Judge Allen

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About Do You Know the Muffin Man?

Do You Know the Muffin Man? is a drama, crime film released in 1989 exploring themes of sexual abuse, pedophile, child molester, daycare. Directed by Gilbert Cates, it stars Pam Dawber, John Shea, Stephen Dorff. Roger Dollison, a police officer, and his wife, Kendra, are living the American dream. They have two children, Teddy and Sandy, a lovely home, and a dog named Rex. What they know and how they live as a family is irreparably changed one day when it is discovered that a classmate of Teddy's is the apparent victim of sexual abuse and molestation at the respected neighborhood daycare center. Like all other parents, the Dollisons are tormented — "we should have known, we should have seen" — but their devastation is complete when Teddy tells his own story, one he promised his abusers he would never tell.

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