When the Bough Breaks is a 1994 English-language Crime Drama movie written and directed by Michael Cohn and produced by Denise Ballew, Barry L. Collier and Barbara Javitz. On July 4th, in Houston, a teenager finds a human hand in the sewer. Captain Swaggert is investigating the discovery of seven hands, found over several years, each one precisely severed and with a number tattooed on the palm. At this point, he has no leads. The highly qualified Special Investigator, Audrey Macleah, is assigned to join the team and give support to the investigation. When the police department receives a call from a medical doctor in an institution, Audrey meets with the doctor and the doctor introduces an autistic boy Jordan Thomas. There she s seven hands that the boy had drawn on the wall. Audrey dedicates her attention to Jordan and discovers that he is connected to the serial-killer. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. When the bough breaks features Ally Walker in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Martin Sheen, Ron Perlman, Tara Subkoff, Robert Knepper, Scott Lawrence and John P. Connolly. The music was composed by Ed Tomney. Cinematography was done by Michael Bonvillain and editing by Stephen Butler. The motion picture has a running time of 105 minutes. It was released on 7th May 1994. The Film was successful at box office. When the Bough Breaks was made on a budget of $10 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $30 million. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Prism Entertainment.