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4.8/10   151 votes
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Director:
Paul Bogart
Writers:
John O'Hara (based on a story by)
Andy Wolk (teleplay)
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Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Good Michelle Pfeiffer Performance in an otherwise run of the mill TV effort more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Michelle Pfeiffer ... Natica Jackson

Hector Elizondo ... Morris King

George Murdock ... Bud Loring
Holland Taylor ... Ernestine King
Bryan Montgomery ... Young Soldier
David Ackroyd ... Reginald Broderick (as Davis Ackroyd)
Christopher Darga ... Assistant Director

J. Michael Flynn ... Alan Hildred
Brian Kerwin ... Hal Graham (as Brain Kerwin)
Eugene Kallman ... Mike
Tracy Bogart ... Mary
Suzy Sharp ... Maxine

Gail Youngs ... Beryl Graham

Devin Sidell ... Jean Graham
Paul Jonathan Henry ... Howard Graham
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Natica Jackson (USA) (short title)
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Runtime:
102 min | 56 min | 88 min (DVD version)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:PG | Netherlands:12

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Soundtrack:
I Can't Get Started more

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1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
Good Michelle Pfeiffer Performance in an otherwise run of the mill TV effort, 3 November 2007
3/10
Author: med_1978 from London. England

I bought this on DVD for my brother who is a big Michelle Pfeiffer fan. I decided to watch it myself earlier this week.

It is a reasonably entertaining piece containing two completely separate story lines. The section with Michelle Pfeiffer was by far the more interesting of the two. She plays a rising Hollywood actress who has had many short unfulfilling relationships. She literally bumps into Brian Kerwin (A regular married guy with Kids)after driving her car into the back of his. After being initially hostile to one another he offers to drive her home as she no longer feels comfortable to drive. Romance develops eventually leading to tragedy when his wife finds out. What happens at the end I was not prepared for but the slow pacing and routine TV direction takes any drama out of the plot.

The other section involves an old Studio boss played by Darren McGavin. This section actually has the better cast with Kenneth McMillan, Lois Chiles, Steven Bauer & Stella Stevens. They all want something from the studio boss but in the end when he is asked to resign, they all realize their careers will now be going nowhere.

It passes the time but is not all that interesting and I am glad this was not bought for me. I am not a Michelle Pffeifer fan but she was admittedly the only actor worth watching in this film and even in 1983 she was a decent actress. Overall though unless you are a fan of hers avoid this as it is very routine.

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