Dead Man's Island (TV 1996)A woman is asked to help an old lover discover his would-be murderer. Director:Peter H. HuntWriter:Peter S. Fischer |
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Dead Man's Island (TV 1996)A woman is asked to help an old lover discover his would-be murderer. Director:Peter H. HuntWriter:Peter S. Fischer |
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| Barbara Eden | ... |
Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins (Henrie O.)
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| William Shatner | ... |
Chase Prescott
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| Roddy McDowall | ... |
Trevor Dunnaway
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| Morgan Fairchild | ... |
Valerie St. Vincent
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| Traci Lords | ... |
Miranda Prescott
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| David Faustino | ... |
Haskell Prescott
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| Christopher Atkins | ... |
Roger Prescott
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| Olivia Hussey | ... |
Rosie, the housemaid
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| Jameson Parker | ... |
Lyle Stedman
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| Don Most | ... |
Burton Andrews
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| Christopher Cazenove | ... |
Milo
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| Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Frank Salsedo | ... |
(as Frank Sotonoma Salsedo)
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Henrietta O'Dwyer Collins, called Henrie O., is a world-famous journalist and writer. She's invited by her old lover Chase Prescott to his secluded island home. Chase, a wealthy businessman with money woes, hopes Henrie O. can discover the person he thinks is trying to kill him. It seems like she has her work cut out for her. Possible suspects include Chase's much younger wife, his son, and many others. Written by Anonymous
Caught Dead Man's Island on ITV in the UK recently and was completely bowled over by how stupendously bad it was. It was brilliant! What a cast -- Barbara Eden! William Shatner! Morgan Fairchild! Traci Lords!!!! Don (not Donny) Most!!! Christopher Atkins! Olivia Hussey! (poor thing) Malcom McDowell!! (Wasn't Rosie Grier available?) The writing and the acting were cringe-inducing from the start.
Overflowing with cliches -- the tough but genteel Southern journo-cum-investigator (that would be Barb Eden, playing Henrietta O'something -- better known as Henry O.), the wealthy industrialist (that would be Shatner as Chase Prescott), the secluded island cursed by Indian legend. I'm not making this up!
Best of all was Barbara Eden's outrageous lime green poly-blend pantsuit she wore as she interrogated the others about their whereabouts when the shots rang out that nearly killed Chase Prescott. Barbara, honey, you look positively Boca Ra