With a Vengeance (1992) (TV)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Michael Switzer

Writer (WGA):

Renee Longstreet (written by)

Release Date:

22 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Amnesiac nanny and her love-struck employer try to follow the clues leading into her past, little suspecting...

Plot Keywords:

Flashback Sequence | Amnesia

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Melissa Gilbert	...	Janet King / Vanessa (as Melissa Gilbert Brinkman)
Dixie Lee Sedgwick	...	Young Woman
Jack Scalia	...	Mike Barcetti
Matthew Lawrence	...	Phillip
Roger Aaron Brown	...	Arnold
Michael Gross	...	Frank Tanner
John Cullum	...	Fred Mitchell
Robert Donner	...	Det. Max Borovey
Russell Johnson	...	Dr. Jesse Butler
Victoria Otto	...	Myra Tanner
Beata Jachulski Baker	...	Dr. Julie Silas
Frank Buxton	...	Dr. Rob Appling
Gayle Bellows	...	Helene
Greg Blanchard	...	School Official
Robert Nadir	...	Adler

Also Known As:

Undesirable (Canada: English title) (DVD title) (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

USA:120 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Company:

Citadel Entertainment

Can't get tired of Watching It ! Haunting musical Score !

I'd already seen this on French TV a couple of times and was determined to possess the original English-language version - which I found on a DVD purchased from the United States. Unfortunately the film has 2 titles - Undesirable and With a Vengeance - God knows why but that doesn't facilitate searching for a DVD ! This is an excellent story and the actress, Melissa Gilbert is, well.......... cute ! The bad guy in the film by the name of Michael Gross is genuinely FRIGHTENING and suspense is maintained from the beginning till the very end at a constant pace. Also, the very effective and memorable music score background music sends shivers up your spine, and the use of "tinted flashbacks" is very effective. Only one negative point, picture quality, even on the DVD is not up to scratch for 1992. I would certainly recommend this film to any one who likes good suspense films and also for its very beautiful actress ! I was most enthralled by the way that love slowly blossoms between Melissa Gilbert and her new-found companion Jack Scalie and his adorable little son who is really cute when he accompanies Gilbert alone on her journey to Portland !