David (1988 film)

David is a 1988 American television movie, the true story of a child named David Rothenberg, who was burned by his father. This madefortelevision film costarred Matthew Lawrence as David, Bernadette Peters as his mother, and John Glover as his father. It aired on ABC.

In his review, John J. OConnor wrote David can indeed be painful at certain moments but, in the end, its message about going beyond surface appearances comes through admirably.

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