Secret Cutting (Painful Secrets) (2000)
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The disturbing teenage phenomenon of self-mutilation gives substance to this standard "troubled daughter/monster mom" cable TV movie. Sullen, friendless schoolgirl Dawn Cotrell (Kimberlee Peterson) has been showing up at home with strange slashes on her skin. It soon becomes painfully… More The disturbing teenage phenomenon of self-mutilation gives substance to this standard "troubled daughter/monster mom" cable TV movie. Sullen, friendless schoolgirl Dawn Cotrell (Kimberlee Peterson) has been showing up at home with strange slashes on her skin. It soon becomes painfully obvious that Dawn is cutting herself to alleviate stress. Rather than deal with the problem like an intelligent adult, Dawn's mother, to whom appearances and total control are everything, merely hides all the knives in the house and orders her daughter to cease and desist. With no one to turn to -- certainly not her milquetoast of a father (Robert Wisden) -- poor Dawn resorts to even more desperate and destructive measures to work out her frustrations. Can compassionate therapist Dr. Parella (Rhea Perlman) come to the rescue before it's too late? Based on Steven Levenkorn's novel The Luckiest Girl in the World, Secret Cutting originally aired over the USA network on May 30, 2000. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Norma Bailey
- Genres
- Drama, Television
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- May 30, 2000 Wide
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Cast
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Sean Young
as Joyce Cottrell
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Kimberlee Peterson
as Dawn Cottrell
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Robert Wisden
as Russell Cottrell
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Taylor Stanley
as Lorraine Rafeedie
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Rhea Perlman
as Dr. Parella
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Cody Serpa
as Alex Cottrell
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Kett Turton
as Craig Crosetto
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Crystal Buble
as Rebecca
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Malina Adams
as Jode
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Sharon Bajer
as Dr. Mann
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Spencer Duncanson
as Mr. Erickson
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Rosemary Dunsmore
as Principal Lute
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Caley Gibson
as Corey
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Matthew Powell
as Mike Nestor
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Jennifer Pudavick
as Kirsten
