N THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN (1992) M/f, otk, t, belt, w

In the Best Interest of the Children is a fact-based TV film.


The film opens with Callie Cain leading her kids in singing along as she moves back to her hometown of Estherville, Iowa with her 4 young daughters and boyfriend Ray. The family soon finds themselves living in poverty, with oldest child Jessi forced to play mother to her younger sisters (Julie, Susan, and Cindy) and brother. A short time later, Ray leaves them after Jessi threatens to kill him if he ever touches any of them again, and Callie continues on a downward spiral, drinking and crawling into bed with men while neglecting her children.

The scene in question takes place directly before Ray's leaving. The middle sister Susan receives an - aborted - otk spanking in the cellar for spilling paint over the new couch. Here older sister saves her, though we see one spank landing.

The clip was pointed out to me by cinndunc and miriam. All credit goes to them.

 
Spanker: Tom Hodges

Spankee: Layci Guyon



Director: Michael Ray Rhodes