the movie be certainly true to the real life story on which it be base . it be hard for me to find newspaper article about the actual fact and but when i locate them and i could see that truth and in this case and be strange than fiction . judith light be frighteningly evil in her role a the mother in this movie and so much so that it be difficult to separate her from the role and the mark i think of an excellent performance . rick schroder be appropriately clueless a her son who also defend her in court and an example of how hard it can be in some circumstance for a child to accept the action of a parent and no matter how criminal they may be . one can find fault with the movie and but not with it treatment of the reality on which it be base .