A Cry in the Dark

Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Elaine on Seinfeld once offered a non sequitur at a party just to relieve her own boredom: "The dingo ate your baby," she blurted in a bad Australian accent. It was a reference to this harrowing film by director Fred Schepisi, based on a true story. Meryl Streep and Sam Neill play a married couple on a camping trip whose baby disappears. Streep maintains that the baby was carried off by a dingo--a wild dog--but she winds up as the victim of a hard-hearted prosecutor and the target of a nationwide hate campaign, in part because she was a religious fundamentalist who seemed unsympathetic and, thus, became an easy target for the tabloid press. Streep and Neill are both outstanding in this fierce, realistic drama about the ways faith can bolster even in the face of outrageous persecution. --Marshall Fine

Theatrical International release dates:
Europe: May 26, 89
Australia: Nov 4, 88

Movie Details

Cast: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill, Dale Reeves, David Hoflin, Jason Reason, Michael Wetter, Kane Barton, Trent Roberts, Lauren Shepherd, Bethany Ann Prickett, Alison O'Connell, Aliza Dason, Jane Coker, Rae-Leigh Henson, Nicolette Minster, Brian James, Dorothy Alison, Maurie Fields, Peter Hosking, Matthew Barker, Bruce Kilpatrick, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Bruce Myles, Neil Fitzpatrick, Dennis Miller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Running time: 120 min / 122 min (d
DVD Aspect Ratios: 2.35:1

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DVD Features:

Interactive Menus

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Theatrical Trailer

English & French Subtitles

International rating:

Europe: 15
Australia: M

DVD International release dates:
North America: Dec 21, 99

VHS International release dates:
North America: Mar 17, 95