I Can Make You Love Me (1993) (TV)

Director:

Michael Switzer

Writer (WGA):

Frank Abatemarco (written by)

Release Date:

9 February 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Even the most innocent relationship can become a fatal attraction.

Plot:

Laura Black has got it. She has got her master in computer science and she has got that great job in Silicon Valley...

Plot Keywords:

Silicon Valley | Restraining Order | Shotgun | Stalker | Psychopath

Cast

Richard Thomas	...	Richard Farley
Brooke Shields	...	Laura Black
Viveka Davis	...	Mary Ann
William Allen Young	...	Chris
Richard Yniguez	...	Lt. Grijalva
Scott Bryce	...	Sam Waters
Linda Emond	...	Penny
T. Max Graham	...	Captain Olson
Kevin Brief	...	Lt. Mark Shagan
Tim Snay	...	SWAT Lt. Bannister
Dick Mueller	...	Tom Black
Donna Thomason	...	Glenda Moritz
Mark McCarthy	...	Wayne Williams
Merle Moores	...	Donna Black
Caroline Vinciguerra	...	Sarah Black

Also Known As:

Stalking Laura (UK)

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Australia:M | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Topeka, Kansas, USA

Company:

Frank Abatemarco Productions

Trivia:

Richard mentions that his favorite sandwich is the number 26. This was true. The real place was Togos and Richard describes the real number 26 "turkey, ham and cheese".

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Richard corners Laura outside the office building after her tires are slashed, the camera is reflected in the glass door after he enters the building.

Quotes:

[Farley has cornered Laura in the washroom at a bar]
Richard Farley: I spent the whole day at Project Concern and I have no intention of *ever* going back there again. You and Penny and Chris, you have no idea of who you're messing with here.
Laura Black: [to another woman] Go get the manager, now!
Laura Black: I want you to get out of my way.
Richard Farley: You think I'm a joke, don't you?
Laura Black: No Rich, I don't think you're a joke...
Richard Farley: [shouting] Don't talk down to me!
[smashes a towel dispenser off the wall]
Richard Farley: Don't you understand? Why do you want to find out how far I will go? Is it because you want to be right and win? Is it because you want totell everybody that you won?
Laura Black: No, it's not about winning, I just want to be left alone.
[...]

Even creepier because it's based on truth.....

This movie was very creepy to me because this kind of thing happens every day.

What I can never understand, though, is why people don't notify law enforcement when things start to get out of hand (one has to be careful with employers, as they're quite often "good-old-boy networks" only concerned about protecting their own, as well as covering their own behinds). If I were the personnel director and I heard comments like he was making, I would have notified the police as soon as he left! However, this film was made in 1993, before workplace and school shootings became fairly commonplace.....

That withstanding, I've never been a victim of stalking, but you can bet that I would also never let things get as far as they tend to do with many people (maybe it's the way I was raised, or because I have a pretty good self-esteem, who knows).

Nevertheless, I find these types of films much more captivating and closer to home than the usual stuff out there.

It's too bad that there are such people in this world.......