Blind Faith (1990) (TV)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Paul Wendkos

Writers (WGA):

Joe McGinniss (book)
John Gay (teleplay)

Release Date:

11 February 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

A wealthy businessman is accused to murdering his wife to collect insurance money for bad gambling debits. Although his three sons initially believe his innocence, his actions and court evidents soon begins to prove otherwise.

Plot Keywords:

Two Part TV Movie | Murder For Hire | Based On Book | Based On Novel

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Robert Urich	...	Rob Marshall
Joanna Kerns	...	Maria Marshall
David Barry Gray	...	Roby Marshall
Jay Underwood	...	Chris Marshall
Johnny Galecki	...	John Marshall
Dennis Farina	...	Prosecutor Kelly
Joe Spano	...	Sal Caccaro
Doris Roberts	...	Tessie McBride
Robin Strasser	...	Felice Richmond
William Forsythe	...	Ferlin L'Heureux
Guy Boyd	...	Seely
Dakin Matthews	...	Uncle Gene
David Andrews	...	Ricky Dunlap
Gordon Clapp	...	Det. O'Brien
Jake Dengel	...	Andy Meyers

Runtime:

USA:190 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:S

Company:

NBC Productions

Trivia:

The picnic area that Maria Marshall was killed in Ocean County, New Jersey (between Manahawkin and Toms River).

Local movie

When I was in ninth grade (1997-98), my spanish teacher told us about an incident in Bass River, New Jersey, in which a man set up the murder of his wife while en route to their home in Toms River, NJ after visiting Atlantic City. The man was having an affair with the Assistant Principal of a high school, and he arranged with her to make the killing of his wife possible. Now, I'll tell you how local this story really is. My former high school (graduated in 2001), Pinelands Regional High School, was where this principal worked. In 1984, she was arrested on school grounds for the killing of her lover's wife. Bass River Twp. (Burlington Co. border)is less than a mile from my house (southwest Ocean Co.), and I know the campground where she was killed (Bass River State Park). My Spanish teacher witnessed this woman getting arrested at my old school. The thing is, they changed the name of the school to protect it.

I just saw this movie on Sunday, and I realized how eerily local it was. The family lives in an affluent section of Toms River (I think North TR is the most affluent), and Robert Marshall is accused of having a hand in killing his wife, Maria. The movie is about the aftermath, and what the three Marshall boys, Chris, Robbie, and John Marshall go through.

What really amazes me is that this film is as local as it gets. I live about 35-40 minutes from Toms River, but I was only 2 when this incident happened, and not living in the area (I moved to Ocean County in 1985). The fact that this was centered around a principal at my own school was unbelievable, and the fact that my teacher told the story is beyond words.

While this movie was a typical movie of the week, the acting was decent, and the story was played out well. This was a famous story at my school, and I'm glad I knew about it before I saw this. If you catch this on Lifetime, I highly recommend it, especially to south Jerseyans like me, as it is local, and everyone knows almost nothing happens in south Jersey.