I Know My First Name Is Steven is a 1989 American television miniseries about kidnapping victim Steven Stayner. The two-part miniseries was first broadcast by NBC on May 22 and 23, 1989. Screening rights were sold to a number of international television companies including the BBC, which screened the miniseries in mid-July of the following year; later still, it was released as a feature-length movie.
It was nominated as Best Miniseries or Television Film at the 47th Golden Globe Awards and received four Emmy Award nominations.
Plot Steven Stayner, a seven-year-old boy, is kidnapped by Kenneth Parnell, with the help of his partner in crime, Irving Murphy. Parnell continues to molest and produce pornographic images of Steven for seven years.
When Steven is 14, Parnell kidnaps a boy named Timmy. As a result, Steven builds up the courage to prevent Timmy from going through the same thing that he went through when he was Timmy's age. He brings Timmy to the police and confesses that he was the victim of a kidnapping by his "dad", Parnell.
Steven later testifies in court on Timmy's behalf, and then later, in a hearing for the crimes Parnell committed against Steven. Parnell spends five years of a seven-year sentence in prison for the kidnapping and sexual abuse against Steven, while his accomplice Murphy spends less than two years in prison.
Cast Main Cindy Pickett as Kay Stayner John Ashton as Del Stayner Cory "Corky" Nemec as Steven Stayner / Dennis Parnell
Supporting Luke Edwards as Steven Stayner (age 7) Pruitt Taylor Vince as Irving Murphy Ray Walston as Bob Augustine Gregg Henry as Officer Kean Jim Haynie as Officer Scott Amy O'Neill as Jodie Barry Corbin as Officer Warner
Guest Peter Michael Goetz as Pat Halford Alan Fudge as Chief Johnson Todd Eric Andrews as Cary Stayner (age 18) Hilary Morse as Cindy Stayner (age 16) Shantee Stebins as Jody Stayner (age 12) Marice Leeds as Cory Stayner (age 11) Harold P. Pruitt as Birch Jonathan Perpich as Officer Severeid William Frankfather as Judge Sabraw John Vickery as George McLure James Ingersoll as Joe Allen John DeMita as Dan Smith Billy Ray Sharkey as Sheriff Suggs Shannon Holt as Angela White Mark Tymchyshyn as Jim White Jason Presson as Deke Michael Chieffo as Don Whitney Rydbeck as Mr. Craft Jacob Gelman as Timmy White Natvido Vacio as Vicente Scott Reeves as Bruce Pamela McMyler as Rosanna Ron Tank as TV Journalist Andrew Amadore as TV Reporter Jeremy McCollum as Kleekie David Glasser as Boots Robert Balderson as P.E. Teacher Gregory "Mars" Martin as Victor (Age 14) Wendy Gordon as TV Newscaster Darcy DeMoss as Debbie Dave Adams as Cashier Annie O'Donnell as Official Dan Kelpie as Court Officer Tiu Leek as Reporter #1 Kim Maxwell as Reporter #2 Jeff Olson as Reporter #3 Bryan Cranston as Officer Dickinson (uncredited) Barbara Tarbuck as School Counselor Arliss Howard as Kenneth Parnell (uncredited) Stephen Dorff as Pete (uncredited) Beth Grant as Mrs. Beta (uncredited)
Ratings +Viewership and ratings per episode of I Know My First Name Is Steven Title Air date Timeslot (ET) Rating/share(households) Viewers(millions) 1 "Part 1" May 22, 1989 Monday 9:00 p.m. 21.6/35 31.3 2 "Part 2" May 23, 1989 Tuesday 9:00 p.m. 27.3/42 40.3
Accolades AwardYearCategoryResipian(s)ResultCasting Society1989Mini-Series CastingAlice CassidyGolden Globes1990Best Miniseries or Television FilmParents' Choice Award1989Tv miniseriesAndrew AdelsonPrimetime Emmy Awards1989Outstanding MiniseriesOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a SpecialCorin NemecOutstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a SpecialLarry ElikannOutstanding Writing in a Drama Series"His Suit Is Hirsute"Young Artist Award1990Best Family TV Movie Pilot or SpecialBest Young Performer in a TV Movie, Pilot or SpecialCorin Nemec
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