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

User Rating:

5.4/10   

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: After Laura's been shot she goes out into the hallway and leans her back against a mural on the wall - the cameraman is reflected in the glass of the mural.

Quotes:

Penny: It would be best if you didn't attend the aerobics classes. He might get the wrong idea.
Laura Black: What?
Penny: The clothes?
Laura Black: [angrily] You DON'T get it, lady! The problem here is Richard Farley! Not me!

I really pondered over and rewrote this review several times

This was the first movie I watched with Richard Thomas in as a mature man. It has become my favorite, although I don't know why, unless it has to do with Brooke Shields. She's a beautiful girl, but let's face it, she really can't act. However, she did lend creditability to her part by possibly drawing on her own stalking experience. She was miscast in my opinion, the real Laura Black was petite. Thomas spends most of his scenes with her gazing up into her face with those gorgeous blue eyes of his. Once again, the real talent here is Thomas. Arrogant, pushy, and menacing though most of it, at the end, he effectively generates sympathy for his benevolent and suffering character On the outside looking in is indeed a lonely place. And who knows..maybe she did point her finger at some time and laugh at him. The special and gifted do take advantage of the lesser. Some of the acting is not very good-but Thomas shines as he ALWAYS does. The movie is based on fact-you can look it up on the net. The scene where Farley looks up at her with that longing and surety in his incredible eyes and says, you and I were meant for each other, Laura, all I know is we were meant to be together-forever is what did it for me. That and the blueberry bread he baked for her in the first part of the movie. Even psycotics have their moments.