Premise: The Room Upstairs is a 1987 Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie based on the novel "The Room Upstairs" by Norma Levinson, starring Stockard Channing, Sam Waterston, Joan Allen and Linda Hunt. The young Jerry O'Connell, Devoreaux White and Sarah Jessica Parker all have small supporting roles. The film aired on CBS on January 31, 1987 and was later distributed on DVD.
Hypothesis: The film was distributed after its original showing.