''At Mother's Request'' is a 1987 two-part television miniseries based on a true story (the

Franklin Bradshaw murder Franklin Bradshaw was a Utah industrialist who was murdered on July 23, 1978 by his grandson, Marc Schreuder, at the instigation of his daughter, Frances Berenice Schreuder. The case inspired widespread coverage, including two books and two telev ...

). The movie stars E.G. Marshall and

Stefanie Powers Stefanie Powers (born November 2, 1942) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Jennifer Hart on the mystery television series '' Hart to Hart'' (1979–1984), for which she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards a ...

Plot summary

Frances Schreuder is a mother who is mean to her sons and sometimes her only daughter, especially when she imagines that they're not living up to her expectations as what she expects them to be as her children. Greedy and selfish, she decides she wants her inheritance from her rich father, multimillionaire, although miserly, auto parts and oil industrialist Franklin Bradshaw. Frances has done nefarious things to get what she wants. For example, she has forged some of her father's checks to get things she wants and had her sons steal money from him when they were visiting him the summer before his death. She eventually decides she wants her money right away, especially when she finds he drew up a new, although unofficial, will that specifically left her and her children out of it. Frances manipulates her son Marc into murdering her father under the fear of ejecting him from her home if he didn't commit the murder.

Cast

* E.G. Marshall as Franklin Bradshaw *

as Frances Schreuder * Doug McKeon as Marc Schreuder * Jenna von Oÿ as Ashley Schreuder * Corey Parker as Larry Schreuder *

Frances Lee McCain Frances Lee McCain (born July 28, 1943) is an American actress. Early life and education McCain was born in York, Pennsylvania and grew up in New York, Illinois and Colorado in addition to California. She graduated from Ripon College with ...

as Lois Turner *

Terry O'Quinn Terrance Quinn (born July 15, 1952), known professionally as Terry O'Quinn, is an American actor. He played John Locke on the TV series ''Lost'', the title role in '' The Stepfather'' and '' Stepfather II'', and Peter Watts in ''Millennium'', ...

as Jeol Campbell * Ray Baker as Michael George *

Frances Sternhagen Frances Hussey Sternhagen (born January 13, 1930) is an American actress; she has appeared on- and off-Broadway, in movies, and on TV since the 1950s.Joy, Car"Frances Sternhagen in Talks to Join Company of Broadway Magnolias" Broadway.com, Nov ...

as Berenice Bradshaw *

Martin Donovan Martin Donovan (born Martin Paul Smith; August 19, 1957) is an American actor. He has had a long collaboration with director Hal Hartley, appearing in many of his films, such as ''Trust'' (1990), ''Surviving Desire'' (1991), ''Simple Men'' (1992) ...

as Detective Rogen * George Sullivan as Detective Voyles * Roberts Blossom as Doug Steele *

Chris Noth Christopher David Noth ( ; born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on ''Law & Order'' (1990–95), Big on ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), and Peter Florrick on ''The ...

as Steve Klein * Dan Lauria as Myles Manning * Louis Borgenicht as Stanley Turner *

Nancy Borgenicht Nancy Borgenicht is an actress who starred in film and on television. She is best known for her role as Mrs. Randall in the 1984 horror movie ''Silent Night, Deadly Night''. She also appeared in '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'' (1 ...

as Nancy Jones * Jasmine Guy as Bank Teller

Production

Parts of the miniseries were shot in Salt Lake City, Utah.

References

External links

* 1987 television films 1987 films 1980s American television miniseries American films based on actual events American television films 1980s English-language films {{US-tv-film-stub