Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story
| Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story | |
|---|---|
Title card | |
| Genre | Biography Drama |
| Written by | Judson Klinger |
| Directed by | Michael Dinner |
| Starring | Peter Strauss Rachel Ticotin Lynn Whitfield |
| Theme music composer | Johnny Harris |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Les Alexander Don Enright |
| Producer | Julian Marks |
| Production location | Toronto |
| Cinematography | Rene Ohashi |
| Editor | James Austin Stewart |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production companies | Alexander/Enright & Associates Front Street Pictures World International Network |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | March 6, 1994 |
Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story is a 1994 drama television film directed by Michael Dinner, written by Judson Klinger, and starring Peter Strauss, Rachel Ticotin and Lynn Whitfield. The film first aired on March 6, 1994 on the Columbia Broadcasting System. It is based on a true story of a Californian custody battle.
The film was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Four years after the film's release, main stars Peter Strauss and Rachel Ticotin married, on 31 December 1998. Although the film did not see a home video release in America, it was released on both VHS and DVD in 2004 in the UK through Odyssey under the title Thicker Than Blood. During the 1990s, the film was also released on VHS in Brazil by Mundial Filmes.