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An uplifting family drama about the danger of drug addiction, DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN stars Meredith Baxter (TV's FAMILY TIES). Baxter plays Mary Ann, a nurse at a methadone clinic who falls in love with one of her patients, Guy (Stephen Lang). While helping him overcome his drug addiction, she still manages to hide her own dalliances with narcotics--so well, in fact, that no one suspects at all. The pair marry and have a child, but soon Mary Ann's troubled past and hidden addiction threaten the stability of the happy life that she and Guy finally have for themselves. DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN illustrates the power of family love and how it can overcome even the greatest personal problems.
Theatrical
Feb 15, 1993
DVD / Blu-ray
May 3, 2005
Cast
Full credits →M
Meredith Baxter
Mary Ann Guard
S
Stephen Lang
Guy Grand
K
Kirsten Dunst
Sandra Guard (age 8)
G
Gwynyth Walsh
Sandra Guard
C
Chelsea Hertford
Jennifer
M
Michael Bryan French
Jack
N
Natalie West
Mrs. Guard
R
Robert Desiderio
Al Van Petten
R
Richard Grove
Father
A
Alana Austin
Mary Ann Guard (age 9)
M
Matthew Linville
Daryl
M
Mary Anne McGarry
Mrs. Grand
R
Rusty Schwimmer
Evelyn
L
Lora Staley
Obstetrician
G
George Solomon
Nick
M
Maura Soden
Linda
L
Lindsey Ginter
Detective Bayer
L
Lee Tergesen
Dino
J
Julie Ariola
Nurse
E
Earl Boen
Justice of the Peace
