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7.1/10   236 votes
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Director:
David Greene
Writers:
Richard Levinson (writer)
William Link (writer)
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Release Date:
4 May 1986 (USA) more
Genre:
Mystery more
Tagline:
A beautiful strange is posing as harry's wife... Someone is lying... And you'll never guess who. Is it a scam or is it murder?
Plot:
Based on the play "Trap for a Single Man" by Robert Thomas, this is the story of a newly married woman who disappears while on holiday... more | full synopsis
User Comments:
A -good- TV movie --- go figure! more

Cast

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Mike Farrell ... Harry Kenyon

Margot Kidder ... Chris Kenyon
Fred Gwynne ... Father Macklin
Graham Jarvis ... Dr. DeMarco

Elliott Gould ... Lieutenant Rudameyer
Heather Ward Siegel ... Flute Girl
Wally MacSween ... Banker
John Bluethner ... First Paramedic
Howard Glassman ... Second Paramedic
Paul Coeur ... Pilot (as Paul Jolicoeur)
Grant Lowe ... Desk Clerk
Linda Mackay ... Bar Girl
Larry Musser ... Basketball Referee
Tony Totino ... Basketball Cop
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Hoax (Canada: English title) (working title)
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Runtime:
95 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:PG | UK:15

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The UK video version was cut by 30 secs for a PG rating by the BBFC to edit a possibly imitable scene where a key is pushed out of a door lock using a wire coat-hanger. more
Movie Connections:
Remake of Honeymoon with a Stranger (1969) (TV) more

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7 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
A -good- TV movie --- go figure!, 18 January 1999
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This is about as good as a TV-movie can get. I saw it when it first appeared on TV in 1986, and looked for it for the next 12 years, as it couldn't be found on video, then without warning, this excellent film hit video and cable on The Mystery Channel. The plot is not original, but it is a clever idea to borrow, and it has a helluva twist at the end, and it leaves you hanging all the way until that last minute. Fred "Herman Munster" Gwynne does a wonderful job, as well as Mike "MASH's B.J. Honeycutt" Farrell.

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