The Children Nobody Wanted
5.5
100 minutes
12/5/1981
Overview
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 List
Fredric Lehne
as Tom Butterfield
Michelle Pfeiffer
as Jennifer Williams
Matt Clark
as Bill Westbrook
Noble Willingham
as McNaulty
Anne Haney
as Mrs. Lightheart
Joey Turley
as Joey
Barbara Barrie
as Hanna
Jerry Hardin
as Dr. Watson
F. William Parker
as George Meuschke
Earl Boen
as Madden
Ryan Barcroft
as Andrew
Patrick Holcer
as Dwayne
James Spinks III
as Zim
Van Stapleton
as Bobby
Gary Riefle
as Pete
John Murphy
as Danny
Ron Christopher Nielsen
as Ray
Jeffrey Todd Nielsen
as Billy
Sonja Lanzener
as Nurse
Gary Houston
as Sadistic Orderly
Megan Mullally
as Sharon
Charlene Romero
as Miss Cornwall
Joe Leahy
as Real Estate Man
Dick Solowicz
as Sheriff
Chelcie Ross
as Ralph
Everett Smith
as Walter Wilson
Nathan Davis
as Orville
Sarah Hains
as Registrar
Joel Fahnestock
as Jill
Ted Noose
as Angry Businessman
David Schmidt
as Jason
Steven Butterfield
as Delford
Judith Penrod
as Jennifer Today (voice)