Fall Into Darkness (1996) (TV)

Director:

Mark Sobel

Writers (WGA):

Christopher Pike (book)
J.B. White (teleplay)

Release Date:

25 November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

What's a little murder between friends?

Plot:

Ann Price blames her best friend, Sharon McKay, for her brother Jerry's death. She decides to set Sharon up for her murder...

Plot Keywords:

Suicide | Brother Brother Relationship | Bungee Jumping | Dead Parents | Brother Sister Relationship

Cast

Tatyana Ali	...	Sharon McKay (as Tatyana M. Ali)
Ted Bradford	...	Minister
Jonathan Brandis	...	Chad
Fay Hauser
Brian Markinson
Dean McKenzie	...	Patrolman
Allan Morgan	...	Mr. Renquist
Sean Murray	...	Jerry
Jason Nash	...	Evan Clark
Danielle Nicolet	...	Tracey
Benjamin Ratner	...	John Richmond
Charlotte Ross	...	Ann Price
Gerry Rousseau	...	Gas Jockey
Marco Sanchez	...	Nico
Paul Scherrer	...	Paul
April Telek	...	Flight Attendant

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

Christopher Pike Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: Dark haired guy takes his shirt off to join in swimming, then the shirt reappears instantly in next shot and he wears it in the water.

Quotes:

Chad: Look, I know what you're going through Sharon, really I do, it's hard to admit that Anne is gone, so it's like you're holding on to the hope, hope that she's still alive.

A pretty good TV adaptation of a great book.

I just saw the movie not long ago and thought it was a pretty good adaptation. The actors cast for the characters fit the impressions I got from the book pretty well and they did a good job of keeping the plot the same for the most part. All in all, again, it was a pretty good adaptation. However, I'd have to recommend that anyone liking the movie read the book by Christopher Pike. He's one of the best "teen/young adult" writers out there and does a great job at writing books about teens but not solely meant for teen readers. In comparing the movie to the book, the book (like the vast majority of books made into movies) is undeniably better simply because it can be more in-depth. For those not interested in the book however, Fall Into Darkness definitely gets a high-end rating as far as TV movies go.