A boy with an unhealthy and pathological attachment to his mother becomes increasingly jealous of the new man in her life. After his mother remarries, his rage and misery overwhelm him and he plots to kill his stepfather.

Joan Hackett
as Christine

Robert Klein
as Peter

Scott Jacoby
as Jamie

Jeanne Tanzy
as Mary

Glen Hayes
as Douglas

Phoebe Dorin
as Madge

James Karen
as Child Psychiatrist

Randy Digeronimo
as Tony

Frank Fiore
as Phil

Bill Herndon
as Bob