
A psychiatrist tries to treat an emotionally disturbed teenage boy who has a pathological fear of being touched. The only person who can communicate emotionally with the young patient is a girl suffering from split personalities who speaks in rhymes and withdraws from anyone who refuses to do the same.
Cast

Sidney Poitier
Dr. Jack Miller

Lukas Haas
David

Brittany Murphy
Lisa

Debi Mazar
Maggie

Allison Janney
Alix

Kim Murphy
Natalie

Giuseppe Andrews
Joey

Vicellous Shannon
Tyrone

Gene Wolande
Kevin

Kimiko Gelman
Molly
Giselle deCerda
Doris

Samaria Graham
Felicia

Ty Hodges
Raymond

Diva Zappa
Francesca

Phil Hawn
Institute Staff Member (uncredited)
Jim Jenkins
Museum Guard (uncredited)
Josiah Polhemus
Man (uncredited)
Crew
Lloyd Kramer
Director, Writer
Theodore Isaac Rubin
Writer, Novel

Eleanor Perry
Writer
Igor Kovalik
Editor
James D. Cooper
Director of Photography

Angela Barnes
Second Second Assistant Director
Cheryl Miller
Production Coordinator

Oprah Winfrey
Executive Producer
Kate Forte
Executive Producer
Paul M. Heller
Co-Executive Producer
Clark Hunter
Production Design
David Eubank
First Assistant Camera

Terri Taylor
Casting Associate

Debra Zane
Casting
Bridgitte Ferry
Set Costumer
Kathryn Morrison
Costume Design
Tina Roesler Kerwin
Makeup Department Head
Patrick Bietz
Supervising Sound Editor

Marco Beltrami
Original Music Composer

Chris McGeary
Music Editor
Traci Kirshbaum
Set Decoration
Saeed Adyani
Still Photographer

Jimmy Ortega
Stunt Coordinator
John A. Keim
Property Master
Bill Boston
Orchestrator
Steven R. McGlothen
Supervising Producer

Jennifer Jean Pike
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