Sweet Revenge (1984)

While a major in the U.S. Army, Joe Cheever has a fling with his commanding officer's daughter that results in a pregnancy. Cheever convinces the girl to have an illegal abortion. The ... See full summary »

Director:

David Greene

Writer:

Andrew Peter Marin

Stars:

Kevin Dobson, Kelly McGillis, Alec Baldwin

Cast

Cast overview:
Kevin Dobson	...	Col. Joseph Cheever
Kelly McGillis	...	Katherine Dennison Breen
Alec Baldwin	...	Maj. Alex Breen
Savannah Smith Boucher	...	Anne Haggarty Cheever (as Savannah Smith)
Wings Hauser	...	Maj. Frank Hollins
Alfre Woodard	...	Vicki Teague
Merritt Butrick	...	Capt. Paul Dennison
Richard Bradford	...	Gen. George Markham
Rick Fitts	...	Maj. Bill Teague
Helen Hunt	...	Debbie Markham
Heather Haase	...	Katherine (age 13)
Dana Elcar	...	Sen. Arthur Hagerty
Barbara Brownell	...	Mrs. Markham
Albert Carrier	...	Maitre D
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Mexican

Storyline

While a major in the U.S. Army, Joe Cheever has a fling with his commanding officer's daughter that results in a pregnancy. Cheever convinces the girl to have an illegal abortion. The abortion goes wrong and the girl dies. To protect his career, Cheever implicates Captain Dennison whose life is thereby ruined. Years later, the Captain's now grown-up sister Katherine marries Army Major Alex Breen, and is stunned to learn his commanding officer is the now Colonel Cheever. She becomes obsessed with getting revenge for the sake of her dead brother.

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Plot Keywords:

abortion | u.s. army | revenge | pregnancy | fashion designer | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 1984 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bittersweet Revenge

Company Credits

Production Co:

David Greene Productions, Robert Papazian Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min 95 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When young Katherine sits outside sketching her brother in profile as she watches him through the window, she draws the right three-quarter view, yet the camera pan shows that she could only see him from the left rear view and from a lower angle.

User Reviews

Revenge is sweet

Not having seen what appears to have been a television movie, we decided to take a look, based on the interesting cast working here. In fact, these are actors that were on their way to becoming stars in their own right.

"Sweet Revenge" is a film that is typical of what was shown on television at the time. This drama, directed by David Greene, has some interesting points, but one could see from the start where it's going, so it doesn't hold any surprises when the climax arrives.

Kevin Dobson, wearing several obvious wigs, plays the heavy Joseph Cheever, a man who was going places, but makes a tragic mistake in his life. Kelly McGillis was good as the sister of the man that is made the scapegoat of the crime. Alec Balwdin, Alfre Woodard, Helen Hunt, Richard Bradford, are seen in minor roles.

While one can figure the drama, "Sweet Revenge" is easy on the eyes.