It was directed by Robert Lewis, written by Lew Hunter, and stars Melinda Dillon, Richard Masur, Dana Hill, and Ronny Cox.

After its initial airing on CBS, it was later released on VHS by RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video in 1983, and turned up occasionally via syndication and cable television into the mid-1990s.

They involve Howard snapping Polaroid photos of Jennifer, comparing her looks to other actresses such as Farrah Fawcett and Raquel Welch and nicknaming her "Angel."

Jennifer is then teamed with a boy about her age named David, and the two start out posing for a variety of fairly innocent shots (mostly depicting the pair kissing and cuddling).

Using manipulative tactics, such as threatening to send Fred back to the pound and giving her a spiked beverage to calm her nerves, a tearful Jennifer reluctantly complies.

People gave Fallen Angel a positive review, writing "Though overly long and sometimes contrived, a sober script keeps TV's latest "issue" film from succumbing to pious voyeurism.

"[2] The New York Times praised the film for being "careful and serious" in expressing its subject matter, writing that it "represents a contribution of substance to the debate that undoubtedly will continue for a long while.