Sisters and Other Strangers (TV 1997)

A woman (Joanna Kerns), at odds with her eccentric sister (Debrah Farentino) over a real-estate deal, becomes the prime suspect when the latter is found dead.

Director:

Roger Young

Writers:

Barbara L. Parker (book), Shelley Evans (teleplay)

Stars:

Joanna Kerns, Debrah Farentino, George Grizzard

Cast

Cast overview:
Joanna Kerns	...	Gail Connelly Metzger
Debrah Farentino	...	Renee Connelly
George Grizzard	...	Ben Strickland
Audra Lindley	...	Irene Connelly
Gary Graham	...	Dave Metzger
August Schellenberg	...	Det. Frank Britten
Raoul Trujillo	...	Jimmy Coyote
Steven Bauer	...	Anthony Quintana
Tina Reddington	...	Karen Metzger
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Moe
Frank Ertl	...	Developer
Ashley Burruss	...	Renee, Age 9
Lauren Maltby	...	Gail, Age 12
Jilanne Klaus	...	Gail, Age 16 (as Jilanne St. Clair)

Storyline

A woman (Joanna Kerns), at odds with her eccentric sister (Debrah Farentino) over a real-estate deal, becomes the prime suspect when the latter is found dead.

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Plot Keywords:

suspect | sister | real estate | jail | businesswoman | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blutiges Vermächtnis

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Stu Segall Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Just Plain Dumb

Movies this bad don't ever get ratings of 1. No, that hallowed number is reserved for films so unimaginably bad they can never actually be made without spoiling the fun of playing the movie game called next-they'll-have-the-characters-do-this!

One qualifying scene in this clunker, reminiscent of Steven Seagal's awful "On Deadly Ground" and its dalliances with Native American mystique and visions of talking dead people, is when Steven Bauer and Joanna Kerns inexplicably kiss in the cave. Absolutely nothing leading up to that scene made the kiss believable, except perhaps to the director, whose resume shows he has not made it past TV movies. If he ever wants to, it won't help to tout this effort.

It's all part of a movie that jumps from one contrived, rushed and clichéd scene to another, carrying groan-inducing dialogue stiffly spoken by second-rate actors.

Prediction: this clunker will one day make Mystery Science Theatre 3000.