{{Short description|1989 television miniseries}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox television | image = I Know My First Name is Steven.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | genre = Drama | creator = | based_on = | writer = {{plainlist| *Mike Echols *J.P. Miller *Cynthia Whitcomb }} | screenplay = | story = | director = Larry Elikann | starring = {{plainlist| *Cindy Pickett *John Ashton *Corin "Corky" Nemec }} | composer = David Shire | country = United States | language = English | num_episodes = 2 | executive_producer = Andrew Adelson | producer = Kim C. Friese | editor = {{plainlist| *David Ramirez *Peter V. White }} | cinematography = | runtime = 91–94 minutes | company = {{plainlist| *Andrew Adelson Company *Lorimar Television }} | network = NBC | first_aired = {{Start date|1989|05|22}} | last_aired = {{End date|1989|05|23}} }} '''''I Know My First Name Is Steven''''' is a 1989 American television miniseries about kidnapping victim Steven Stayner.<ref>[https://mubi.com/en/us/films/i-know-my-first-name-is-steven MUBI]</ref><ref>[https://chicago.suntimes.com/movies-and-tv/2022/4/19/23030642/captive-audience-review-hulu-steven-stayner-documentary-cary ‘Captive Audience’ recalls the awful aftermath when a kidnapped boy came home - Chicago Sun-Times]</ref> 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<ref>[https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/i-know-my-first-name-steven Golden Globes]</ref> and received four Emmy Award nominations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/i-know-my-first-name-steven |title=I Know My First Name is Steven |publisher=Emmy Awards |accessdate=March 8, 2018 }}</ref>
== 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 == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center;" |+Viewership and ratings per episode of ''I Know My First Name Is Steven'' |- ! scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Number}} ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Air date ! scope="col" | Timeslot (ET) ! scope="col" | Rating/share<br />(households) ! scope="col" | Viewers<br />(millions) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 1 | "Part 1" | May 22, 1989 | Monday 9:00 p.m. | 21.6/35 | 31.3 | <ref name="1.01">{{cite news |date=June 1, 1989 |title=Everybody loved ABC's ''Baby'' |work=USA Today |page=3D |id={{ProQuest|306225180}}}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align: center;" | 2 | "Part 2" | May 23, 1989 | Tuesday 9:00 p.m. | 27.3/42 | 40.3 | <ref name="1.01" /> |}
== Accolades== {| class="wikitable" !Award !Year !Category !Resipian(s) !Result |- |Casting Society |1989 |Mini-Series Casting |Alice Cassidy |{{nom}} |- |Golden Globes |1990 | colspan="2" |Best Miniseries or Television Film |{{nom}} |- |Parents' Choice Award |1989 |Tv miniseries |Andrew Adelson |{{won}} |- | rowspan="4" |Primetime Emmy Awards | rowspan="4" |1989 | colspan="2" |Outstanding Miniseries |{{nom}} |- |Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special |Corin Nemec |{{nom}} |- |Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special |Larry Elikann |{{nom}} |- |Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series |"His Suit Is Hirsute"{{Efn|Written by Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley, Michele Gallery and William M. Finkelstein}} |{{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" |Young Artist Award | rowspan="2" |1990 | colspan="2" |Best Family TV Movie Pilot or Special |{{won}} |- |Best Young Performer in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special |Corin Nemec |{{nom}} |}
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== External links == *{{IMDb title|id=0097553}} *{{Rotten Tomatoes|i_know_my_first_name_is_steven_1989}}
Category:1989 American television series debuts Category:1989 American television series endings Category:1980s American drama television series Category:1980s American television miniseries Category:NBC original films Category:English-language American television shows Category:Drama films based on actual events Category:Television series by Lorimar Television Category:Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Category:Films directed by Larry Elikann Category:NBC television dramas