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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle ()

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After her sex offender husband gets caught in the act and kills himself, an embittered pregnant widow loses her child, and embarks on a mission of vengeance against one of her husband's victims and the woman's family.
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Claire Bartel
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Peyton Flanders
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Michael Bartel
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Solomon
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Marlene Craven
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Emma Bartel
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Dr. Victor Mott
Kevin Skousen ...
Marty Craven
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Lawyer
Justin Zaremby ...
Schoolyard Bully
Eric Melander ...
Baby Joe
Jennifer Melander ...
Baby Joe
Ashley Melander ...
Baby Joe
Cliff Lenz ...
Seattle Today Host
Penny LeGate ...
Seattle Today Host
Mary Anne Owen ...
Dr. Mott's Nurse
Therese Tinling ...
Receptionist (as Therese Xavier Tinling)
Todd Jamieson ...
Surgeon
Laura Ferri ...
Emergency Room Nurse
Dee Dee Van Zyl ...
Emergency Room Nurse
Cristine McMurdo-Wallis ...
Peyton's Nurse
Sara Jennifer Sharp ...
Peyton's Nurse
Susan Chin ...
Newscaster
Kimberly Hill ...
Newscaster
Jane Jones ...
Woman in Park
Ericka Matson ...
Child in Schoolyard
Robert James ...
Child in Schoolyard
Aimee Kanemori ...
Child in Schoolyard
Elane Micklesen ...
Child in Schoolyard
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Botanical Gardens Worker
Stephen West ...
Federal Express Clerk
David Scully ...
Male Lab Worker
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Female Lab Worker
Joseph Franklin ...
Man At Cleaners
Tom Francis ...
Marlene's Assistant
Jeff Conkel ...
Paramedic
Patrick Ryals ...
Policeman
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Realtor (as Chip Lucia)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tim Brandt ...
Man in Black on the Street (uncredited)
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Emma's Friend (uncredited)
Valerie Masterson ...
Recorded Singer (uncredited)
Roger Petan ...
Pedestrian / Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Directed by

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Curtis Hanson

Written by

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Amanda Silver ... (written by)

Produced by

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Robert W. Cort ... executive producer
Ted Field ... executive producer
Ira Halberstadt ... co-producer
Rick Jaffa ... executive producer
David Madden ... producer

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Graeme Revell

Cinematography by

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Robert Elswit ... director of photography

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John F. Link

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Jessica Ellen Brown ... apprentice editor
Bob Kaiser ... color timer (as Robert Kaiser)
Theresa Repola Mohammed ... negative cutter
Lisa Rodgers ... post coordinator
Donald B. Schaeffer ... second assistant editor
Mark Stevens ... first assistant editor

Casting By

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Junie Lowry-Johnson

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Edward Pisoni

Art Direction by

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Mark Zuelzke

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Sandy Reynolds-Wasco ... (as Sandy Reynolds Wasco)

Costume Design by

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Jennifer von Mayrhauser

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Kathleen M. Hagan ... assistant hair stylist (as Kathleen Hagan)
Annie F. Maniscalco ... makeup artist
Nina Paskowitz ... key hair stylist
Michael Tomasino ... assistant makeup artist

Production Management

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Mark A. Baker ... assistant unit production manager
Ira Halberstadt ... unit production manager
Daniel J. Heffner ... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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ellen Marie blum ... dga trainee (as Ellen Marie Blum)
Michael Daves ... first assistant director
Ray Greenfield ... first assistant director
Brenda Kalosh ... second assistant director
John Moio ... second unit director

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Steven E. Eyrse ... head painter / scenic artist
Randal R. Groves ... construction foreman
Scott G. Jones ... carpenter
Kim Larsen-Santini ... assistant property master (as Kim Larsen)
Richard Lawrence ... uncredited
Melissa Matthies ... lead person
Michael McCombe ... greensman
Jon P. Mooers ... carpenter / stand-by painter
John J. Passanante ... painting supervisor: re-shoot
Drew Pinniger ... swing
David Saltzman ... on-set dresser (as Dave Saltzman)
Blanche Sindelar ... property master
Catherine Tambini ... assistant art director
Alun Vick ... construction coordinator
Bob Warner ... painter
Gilbert Wong ... set designer

Sound Department

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Gregg Barbanell ... foley artist
Anna Behlmer ... re-recording mixer
Martin J. Bram ... dialogue editor
Peter Brancaccio ... assistant sound editor
Betty Burkhart ... first assistant sound editor
Dane A. Davis ... supervising sound editor
Kurt Nicholas Forshager ... foley editor (as Nicholas Forshager)
Tommy Goodwin ... adr mixer / foley mixer
Tom Hammond ... foley editor
Kini Kay ... sound effects editor
Paul Kieran ... assistant sound editor
Robert L. King II ... boom operator
Kimberly Ellen Lowe ... dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Maciek Malish ... dialogue editor
Chuck Michael ... foley editor
Nash Michael ... foley editor
James Pilcher ... production sound mixer
Richard Portman ... re-recording mixer / sound re-recordist
Joan Rowe ... foley artist
Todd Toon ... sound effects editor
Randell Vandegrift ... adr supervisor (as Randy Vandegrift)
Dan Wallin ... re-recording mixer
Lisa K. Wolf ... assistant sound editor
Robert Marts ... second sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Ray Brown ... special effects technician
Bob Riggs ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by

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Carol Fenelon ... visual consultant

Stunts

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Daniel W. Barringer ... stunts (as Dan Barringer)
David Boushey ... stunts (as David L. Boushey)
Jamie Bunch Elliott ... stunts (as Jamie Bunch-Elliott)
Scott Duthie ... stunt driver
Martin Klebba ... stunt double: Emma
Barbara Anne Klein ... stunts
John Moio ... stunt coordinator (as John A. Moio)
Lynn Salvatori ... stunts
Cris Thomas-Palomino ... stunts
Art Hickman ... stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Mark L. Anderson ... additional second assistant camera
Larry J. Aube ... key grip (as Larry Aube)
Robert Beaumont ... dolly grip (as Robert M. Beaumont)
Kenny Christiansen ... best boy electric
Mark Shane Davis ... key grip
Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald ... best boy grip
Joe Hirsch ... grip
Wes Houle ... electrician
Ian Jennings ... grip
Colleen Kingdon ... electrician
Steve Lang ... grip (as Stephen Lang)
Matthew May ... electrician (as Matt May)
Stephen McGehee ... lighting technician
Matthew Neal McVay ... still photographer (as Matthew McVay)
Don Mosley ... lighting technician (as Donald Ray Mosley)
Marty Oppenheimer ... additional camera operator
Michael G. Riba ... first assistant camera (as Michael Riba)
Stefan Tarzan ... second assistant camera
Scott Watkins ... grip
Mitchell J. Wood ... 24 frame video operator (as Mitch Wood)
John Zumpano ... gaffer

Casting Department

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Amy Caton-Ford ... extras casting
Susan Dixon ... casting: Seattle
Deedra Ricketts ... extras casting associate
Ron Surma ... casting associate
Heidi Walker ... casting: Seattle

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Wendy M. Craig ... costumer
Kathy Kiatta ... costume supervisor (as Kathleen Kiatta)
Heidi Schulman ... assistant costume designer (as Heidi Shulman)

Location Management

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Peter Allen ... location manager
Kristin Capp ... location assistant
T.J. Healy II ... location scout
Meg McHutchison ... location manager

Music Department

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Dick Bernstein ... music editor
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Wendi Jill Raderman ... assistant music editor
Graeme Revell ... additional orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands ... score mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Tim Simonec ... conductor / music supervisor / orchestrator
Dan Wallin ... score mixer
Tom Boyd ... musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
W.S. Gilbert ... librettist: songs from "The Pirates of Penzance" and "H.M.S. Pinafore" (uncredited)
Maria Newman ... musician (uncredited)
Tim Simonec ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
James Thatcher ... musician: French horn (uncredited)
Sebastian Toettcher ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio ... musician: flute (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Candy Bennici ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Robert T. Chestnut ... transportation coordinator (as Robert T. Chesnut)
A. Welch Lambeth ... transportation coordinator
Mike Sassen ... driver
Rick Wiley ... driver: camera car

Additional Crew

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Richard Arnold ... production assistant
Michael D. Baker ... set medic
Attila Barcha ... architectural advisor
Dana Belcastro ... production associate
Adam Berman ... production assistant
Carolyn Blair ... assistant: Mr. Madden
Edwin Cook ... adr voice
Linda Cook ... adr voice
Tim Dornberg ... adr voice
Jane Galbraith ... unit publicist
Sam George ... production assistant
Richard Bryce Goodman ... consultant: asthma
Rahi Hudson ... production assistant
Marabina Jaimes ... adr voice
Kerri Kroll ... production secretary
Johannah Lyons ... production coordinator
Julie Mann ... assistant: Mr. Hanson
Charles Martin ... assistant: Rebecca Demornay
Lynn M. McCracken ... production assistant (as Lynn McCracken)
Marcia McHattie ... studio teacher (as Marcia J. McHattie)
Gracie Moore ... adr voice
Tina Panella-Hart ... adr voice
David Povall ... adr voice
Stacy Robison ... first assistant accountant (as Stacy L. Robison)
Bert Rosario ... adr voice
William Rossman ... standin: Matt McCoy
Robin Schreer ... production associate (as Robin A. Schreer)
Kenneth P. Steinberg ... consultant: asthma
Sheila A. Warner ... production coordinator (as Sheila Warner)
Mary Anna 'M.A.' Woodbury ... assistant accountant
Andi Allison Wooten ... production accountant
Julie Wroblewski ... assistant: Mr. Hanson
Burke Mattsson ... title designer (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Peyton Flanders (Rebecca De Mornay) seemed to be the perfect nanny, but secretly she was out to wreck the lives of the family she was supposed to be helping. Before becoming the nanny, Peyton had a miscarriage due to the stress caused by the death of her husband, Dr. Victor Mott (John de Lancie), and blamed it on Claire (the mother, played by Annabella Sciorra),. Claire suspects nothing, having never met Peyton before. Written by Rob Hartill

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Taglines Get rocked January 10th! See more »
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Also Known As
  • La main sur le berceau (France)
  • Die Hand an der Wiege (Germany)
  • La mano que mece la cuna (Spain)
  • 摇篮惊魂 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 推动摇篮的手 (China, Mandarin title)
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  • 110 min
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Budget $11,700,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Rebecca De Mornay initially auditioned for the role of Claire Bartel and Annabella Sciorra auditioned for the role of Mrs. Mott. See more »
Goofs The asthma inhaler should be used with closed lips, breathing deeply. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Freejack/Until the End of the World/Juice/The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992). See more »
Soundtracks 'Seattle Today' Theme See more »
Crazy Credits As the end credits roll, we see the Bartel residence. See more »
Quotes Peyton Flanders: Marlene, is everything all right?
Marlene 'Marl' Craven: No! I need a doctor. *Know* of any, Mrs Mott?
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