Turning Point

Name: Turning Point
Genre: Documentary, News
Released: 1994-03-09
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters, Meredith Vieira, Don Kladstrup, Peter Jennings

IMDb ID: tt0316957 · Year: 1994 · Rating: 5.6 (18 votes)

Genres: Documentary · News

ABC News Magazine Show

IMDb Details

Content TypeTVSeriesAlternate TitlesUnited States: 20/20 WednesdayRelease Date1994-03-09IMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited StatesLanguagesEnglishProduction CompaniesABC NewsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316957/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0316957.jpgUpdated At2025-10-14T04:13:22

Directors

Roger Goodman
Nicole Lucas Haimes

Writers

Peter Bull
Forrest Sawyer

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Diane Sawyer | Character: Self - Hostess, Self
Actor: Barbara Walters | Character: Self - Host, Self - Anchor
Actor: Meredith Vieira | Character: Self - Correspondent
Actor: Don Kladstrup | Character: Self - Correspondent
Actor: Peter Jennings | Character: Self - Host
Actor: Forrest Sawyer | Character: Self - Host, Self - correspondent
Actor: Patricia Tate | Character: Self - Sharon Tate's Sister
Actor: John Donvan | Character: Self - Correspondent
Actor: Keith Dilley | Character: Self - Father of Sextuplets
Actor: Leslie Van Houten | Character: Self - Manson Follower
Actor: Becki Dilley | Character: Self - Mother of Sextuplets
Actor: Ann Marie Lipinski | Character: Self - Reporter, Chicago Tribune
Actor: Adam Jeffery | Character: Self - Adoption Attorney
Actor: Fred Ancona | Character: Self - Cancer Patient
Actor: Chloe | Character: Self - Heroin Addict
Actor: Charles Manson | Character: Self - Cult Leader
Actor: Linda Guillet | Character: Self - Mother of Quintuplets
Actor: Julie Touchet | Character: Self - Housewife
Actor: Linda Ancona | Character: Self - Mother of Fred
Actor: Molly Biehl | Character: Self - Amy's Sister
Actor: Eric Davis | Character: Self - Chicago Police Department
Actor: Jane Campbell | Character: Self - Client of Adam Jeffery
Actor: Steven Tyler | Character: Self - Lead Singer, Aerosmith
Actor: Patricia Krenwinkel | Character: Self - Manson Follower
Actor: Peter Biehl | Character: Self - Amy's Father
Actor: Jimmy Guillet | Character: Self - Father of Quintuplets
Actor: Johnny Rutherford | Character: Self - Client of Adam Jeffery
Actor: Faye Callahan | Character: Self - Foster Mother of Joseph Wallace
Actor: Stephen Sallan | Character: Self - Pediatric Oncologist
Actor: Jerry DeRosa | Character: Self - Police Officer
Actor: Lynda A. Smirz | Character: Self - Obstetrician
Actor: Scott Meinert | Character: Self - Amy's Boyfriend
Actor: Lisa Alecci Hartel | Character: Self - Mother of Jill
Actor: Carlo Baccio | Character: Self - Drug Enforcement Administration
Actor: Michael Callahan | Character: Self - Foster Father of Joseph Wallace
Actor: Robin Turner | Character: Self - Client of Adam Jeffery
Actor: Randall Robinson | Character: Self - Attorney
Actor: Patrick Murphy | Character: Self - Public Guardian, Cook County
Actor: Bobby | Character: Self - Heroin Addict
Actor: Denise Aymond | Character: Self - Mother of Quintuplets
Actor: Kimberley Biehl | Character: Self - Amy's Sister
Actor: Jill Hartel | Character: Self - Cancer Patient
Actor: Laurie Lahey | Character: Self - Sister of Victim
Actor: Rhonda | Character: Self - Julie's Sister
Actor: Linda Biehl | Character: Self - Amy's Mother
Actor: Evelyn Walker | Character: Self - Amanda's Sister
Actor: Lauren Hartel | Character: Self - Jill's Twin
Actor: Kirk Aymond | Character: Self - Father of Quintuplets
Actor: Danny Campbell | Character: Self - Client of Adam Jeffery
Actor: Wayland Clifton | Character: Self - Gainesville Police Chief
Actor: Zachary Biehl | Character: Self - Amy's Brother
Actor: Mark Evans | Character: Self - Obstetrician
Actor: Erma Lee | Character: Self - Foster Mother
Actor: Vanda Starr | Character: Self - Client of Adam Jeffery
Actor: Dan Sawyer | Character: Self - Roofing Contractor
Actor: Gerald Mullen | Character: Self - Father of Gerry
Actor: Katie O'Brian | Character: Self - Amy's Best Friend
Actor: Alison Emery | Character: Self - Best Friend of Victim
Actor: Ted | Character: Self - Father of Twins
Actor: Ross Touchet | Character: Self - Julie's Son
Actor: Eva | Character: Self - Prospective Adoptive Mother
Actor: Mac Ryder | Character: Self - Director, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Actor: Gerry Mullen | Character: Self - Cancer Patient
Actor: Ada Larson | Character: Self - Mother of Victim
Actor: Kenneth Jackson | Character: Self - Professor, Stanford University
Actor: Paul Earley | Character: Self - Addiction Specialist
Actor: Chris Essex | Character: Self - Father of Alisha Essex
Actor: Linn Rutherford | Character: Self - Client of Adam Jeffery
Actor: Dominique | Character: Self - Mother of Twins
Actor: Michelle Mullen | Character: Self - Mother of Gerry
Actor: Rhoda Kadalie | Character: Self - Professor, University of Western Cape
Actor: Ann Garren | Character: Self - Mother of Victim
Actor: Joseph Miller | Character: Self - Obstetrician
Actor: Mark W. Keiran | Character: Self - Pediatric Oncologist
Actor: Joan | Character: Self - Heroin Addict
Actor: Brad Turner | Character: Self - Client of Adam Jeffery
Actor: Bob Blau | Character: Self - Reporter, Chicago Tribune
Actor: Mario Taboada | Character: Self - Brother of Victim
Actor: Ovie Carter | Character: Self - Photographer, Chicago Tribune
Actor: Andrew Guillet | Character: Self - Linda & Jimmy's Son
Actor: Maletsatsi Maceba | Character: Self - Amy's Friend
Actor: Pam Baker | Character: Self - Client of Adam Jeffery
Actor: James Raline | Character: Self - Cancer Patient
Actor: Marion Stamps | Character: Self - Community Leader
Actor: John Donnelly | Character: Self - Reporter, Miami Herald
Actor: Brigitte Mabandla | Character: Self - University of Western Cape
Actor: Joann Raline | Character: Self - Mother of James
Actor: Ginger Williams | Character: Self - Client of Adam Jeffery
Actor: Sadie Darnell | Character: Self - Former Police Spokesperson
Actor: Allan Boesak | Character: Self - African National Congress
Actor: Phil Williams | Character: Self - Client of Adam Jeffery
Actor: Mitchell Weiss | Character: Self - Pediatric Oncologist
Actor: Ronnette Wilson | Character: Self - Fourteen Year Old
Actor: Hattie Harrison | Character: Self - Aunt of Adam Jeffery
Actor: Diana Hoyt | Character: Self - Stepmother of Victim
Actor: Robert Schrire | Character: Self - Professor, University of Cape Town
Actor: Karen McCune | Character: Self - Eleven Year Old
Actor: Ed Humphrey | Character: Self - Suspect
Actor: Maria Kutoane | Character: Self - South African Domestic Worker
Actor: Gary Starr | Character: Self - Client of Adam Jeffery
Actor: Karonda Wordlow | Character: Self - Twelve Year Old
Actor: John E. Coleman | Character: CO STAR
Actor: Eric Bedesen | Character: Self - Humphrey's Friend
Actor: Finnie Collins | Character: Self - White South African
Actor: Carolyn Robinson | Character: Self - Wife of Randall Robinson
Actor: James Martin | Character: Self - Chicago Police Department
Actor: Allister Sparks | Character: Self - Journalist
Actor: Brian Baker | Character: Self - Client of Adam Jeffery
Actor: Anthony Williamson | Character: Self - Fourteen Year Old
Actor: Nilda Vasquez | Character: Self - Mother of Michael Montoya
Actor: Nollie Niehaus | Character: Self - State Prosecutor
Actor: Shelly Alexander | Character: Self - Pregnant Mother
Actor: Marsha Norskog | Character: Self - Mother of Hillary Norskog
Actor: Limpho Hani | Character: Self - Chris Hani's Wife
Actor: Earlene Logan | Character: Self - Adoption Caseworker
Actor: David | Character: Self - Foster Child
Actor: Kwezi Hani | Character: Self - Chris Hani's Daughter
Actor: Christi Califano | Character: Self - Friend of Hillary Norskog
Actor: Kimberly | Character: Self - Foster Child:
Actor: Tokyo Sexwale | Character: Self - African National Congress:
Actor: Sondra London | Character: Self - Rolling's Fiancee
Actor: Michael Sheahan | Character: Self - Cook County Sheriff
Actor: Kimberly | Character: Self - Foster Child
Actor: William Burke | Character: Self - Chief, Cook County Sheriff Department
Actor: Paul Sloan | Character: Self - Reporter, Chicago Tribune
Actor: Melanie Sandstrom | Character: Self - Friend of Hillary Norskog
Actor: Jason Mirabella | Character: Self - Friend of Hillary Norskog
Actor: Nicole Cali | Character: Self - Friend of Hillary Norskog
Actor: Alice Norris | Character: Self - Mother of Rolanda
Actor: LaToya Watson | Character: Self - Friend of Rolanda
Actor: Louise Kiernan | Character: Self - Reporter, Chicago Tribune
Actor: David Gevas | Character: Self - Convicted Murderer
Actor: Wayne Meyer | Character: Self - Prosecutor
Actor: Nancy Jones | Character: Self - Medical Examiner
Actor: Byron Taylor | Character: Self - Friend of Shaun Carey
Actor: Charles O'Neal | Character: Self - Father of Lauren O'Neal
Actor: Michael Pfleger | Character: Self - Priest
Actor: Michael Kearney | Character: Self
Actor: Kevin Kearney | Character: Self
Actor: Jonathan Estrada | Character: Self
Actor: Masoud Karkehabadi | Character: Self
Actor: Tim Page | Character: Self
Actor: Gabrielle DiFonzo | Character: Self
Actor: Alan Shepard | Character: Self
Actor: Eugene Cernan | Character: Self
Actor: Frank Borman | Character: Self
Actor: Martha Chaffee | Character: Self - Roger Chaffee's Widow
Actor: Guenter Wendt | Character: Self - Apollo Pad Leader
Actor: Wally Schirra | Character: Self
Actor: Sheryl Chaffee | Character: Self
Actor: Rocco Petrone | Character: Self - Apollo Launch Director
Actor: Jesse Owens | Character: Self - Apollo Systems Engineer
Actor: John Tribe | Character: Self - Apollo Systems Engineer
Actor: Robert Seamans | Character: Self
Actor: Andrea McArdle | Character: Self
Actor: Joanna Pacitti | Character: Self
Actor: Cassidy Ladden | Character: Self
Actor: Coretta Scott King | Character: Self
Actor: Christiana Anbri | Character: Self
Actor: Dexter King | Character: Self
Actor: David Breashears | Character: Self
Actor: Lauren Levitt | Character: Self
Actor: Robert Krulwich | Character: Self
Actor: Tom Jarriel | Character: Self
Actor: Kristine Bogan | Character: Self
Actor: Justine Griffiths | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Roger Goodman | Role: Director
Name: Nicole Lucas Haimes | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Peter Bull | Role: Writer
Name: Forrest Sawyer | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Joseph Angier | Role: Producer
Name: Ann Reynolds | Role: Producer
Name: Rudy Bednar | Role: Producer
Name: Betsy West | Role: Producer
Name: Phyllis McGrady | Role: Producer
Name: Nicole Lucas Haimes | Role: Producer
Name: Jeanmarie Condon | Role: Producer
Name: Dan Green | Role: Producer
Name: Lee Hunt | Role: Producer
Name: Michael Keenan | Role: Producer
Name: Bret Marcus | Role: Producer
Name: Howie Masters | Role: Producer
Name: Ruth Oxenberg | Role: Producer
Name: Claudia Pryor Malis | Role: Producer
Name: Denise Schreiner | Role: Producer
Name: Susannah Shipman | Role: Producer
Name: William Brangham | Role: Producer
Name: Tom Casciato | Role: Producer
Name: Kathleen Hughes | Role: Producer
Name: Wendy Roth | Role: Producer
Name: Lisa Soloway | Role: Producer
Name: Mike DeWitt | Role: Producer
Name: Richard Gerdau | Role: Producer
Name: Pete Simmons | Role: Producer
Name: Justin Sturken | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Bull | Role: Producer
Name: Courtney Bullock | Role: Producer
Name: Deborah Grau | Role: Producer
Name: Richard O'Regan | Role: Producer
Name: Roone Arledge | Role: Producer
Name: Janice Tomlin | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Michael Bacon | Role: Composer
Name: Bill Conti | Role: Composer
Name: Gary Lucas | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Samuel Painter | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Bill Charette | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Bryan Foster | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Tom Hurwitz | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Tom Spain | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Anthony Cobbs | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Mark Gunning | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Richard Hull | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Herb Forsberg | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Thomas Krakowiak | Role: Cinematographer
Name: Ben McCoy | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sharon Kaufman | Role: Editor
Name: Colin Hill | Role: Editor
Name: Ruth Iwano | Role: Editor
Name: Lisa Shreve | Role: Editor
Name: Bernard Stone | Role: Editor
Name: Ray Lambiase | Role: Editor
Name: Ben Ehrlich | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Chris Mallory | Role: Art Director

[Makeup Department]
Name: Dennis Parker | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Perry Ascher | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Ann Rogerson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Susan Pomerantz | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Linda Stern | Role: Art Department
Name: Madeleine Thorogood | Role: Art Department
Name: Janice Vavallo | Role: Art Department
Name: David Weller | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Glen Heil | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ashley Howe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Al James | Role: Sound Department
Name: Grant Maxwell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tom O'Connor | Role: Sound Department
Name: Vincent Perry | Role: Sound Department
Name: Roger Phenix | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tony Pipitone | Role: Sound Department
Name: Mark Roy | Role: Sound Department
Name: Robert T. Smith | Role: Sound Department
Name: David D'Ardenne | Role: Sound Department
Name: Michael Keenan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Dennis Dougherty | Role: Sound Department
Name: Steve Lederer | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Ione Haskell | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Herb Hershlag | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Mike Shore | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Greg Patterson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shawn Patterson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Bill Bores | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Howard Kalinsky | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Paul Pecora | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mike Sclafani | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jeffery J. Tufano | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Mark Weaver | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Carol Wood | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gregg M. Wolf | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Ray Conley | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Eric Dennis | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Barry Gingold | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Bill Conti | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Nick Ascheim | Role: Production Department
Name: Lisa Brunt | Role: Production Department
Name: Chiara Edmands | Role: Production Department
Name: Joan Griffin | Role: Production Department
Name: Daniel Kopelman | Role: Production Department
Name: Jean MacLean | Role: Production Department
Name: Susan Pomerantz | Role: Production Department
Name: Stanley Spiro | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Gary Boyarsky | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Stanley Spiro | Role: Additional Crew
Name: David Stern | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Andrew Chaikin | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316957/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United States: March 9, 1994

Awards

Box Office

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