The Danger of Love: The Carolyn Warmus Story (1992) (TV)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Joyce Chopra

Writers (WGA):

Ara Watson (written by) &
Sam Blackwell (written by)

Release Date:

4 October 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Plot:

Michael Carlin, a teacher, has been having an affair with a much younger fellow teacher Carolyn Warmus...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Murder | Adultery | Based On True Story

Cast

Joe Penny	...	Michael Carlin
Jenny Robertson	...	Carolyn Warmus
Richard Lewis	...	Edward Sanders
Sydney Walsh	...	Nikki
Deborah Benson	...	Mary Ann Carlin
Robert Nadir
Fairuza Balk	...	Lisa
Joseph Bologna	...	Detective John Pollina
Michael MacRae	...	Carolyn's Attorney
Gregg Loughridge	...	Wes Larson
Krisha Fairchild	...	Teri
William De Young	...	Mr. Mitchell
Dee Dee Van Zyl	...	Cheryl Sanders
David Wasman	...	Billy Bianco
Evelyn Perdue	...	Mrs. Barstow

Also Known As:

The Danger of Love (USA) (short title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some sexual material.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R

Company:

Citadel Pictures

Not very original, not bad either

"The Danger of Love" is, first of all, a TV movie, and personally I don't care how well written or how original they are (almost never), a TV movie can never surpass a motion picture. I say this because I enjoyed "The Danger of Love", considering my opinion of made for TV productions.

It's a thriller, unoriginal and with no surprises, but that entertains just like things like "Columbo" or "Perry Mason" do. It's about a happily married man that one day has an affair with a younger woman; his wife appears dead and because of his affair he's considered a suspect. That's the basis, no more, no less, a subject seen a million times in far superior films, besides the acting is limited because of the TV medium (Fairuza Balk shows up, but briefly). 6 out of 10.