The Perfect Wife (TV 2001)

A doctor fails to help the young victim of a car accident whose sister decides to seek revenge.

Director:

Don E. FauntLeRoy

Writers:

George Saunders (screenplay), Richard Dana Smith (screenplay),

Stars:

Perry King, Shannon Sturges, Lesley-Anne Down

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Perry King	...	Dr. Robert Steward
Shannon Sturges	...	Leah Tyman / Liza Steward
Lesley-Anne Down	...	Helen Coburn
William R. Moses	...	Dr. Brad Steward
Michele Greene	...	Felicia Laurel
Max Gail	...	Ted Vance
Michael Fairman	...	Orville Gleason
Luisa Leschin	...	Greta Molina
Sondra Currie	...	Nora Toling
Khadijah Karriem	...	Judith
Dave Cole	...	Ruben Tyman
Alexandra Fatovich	...	Maryanne Gleason (as Alex Fatovich)
Bonita Brisker	...	Head Nurse
Christopher Kriesa	...	McGovern
Jack Ong	...	Tallahassee Doctor

Storyline

Leah has been like a mother to her brother Ruben. One day Ruben was out biking when he was struck by an inebriated motorist. Later a doctor comes across them and helps them. He first checks out Ruben and tells him not to move then goes to check on the driver. But Ruben starts to move and stand up and his condition worsens and he dies. When Leah learns of this, she goes into a rage and decides to go after everyone who is responsible for her brother's death. She begins with the driver; she goes to the hospital and turns off the life support machine. She then follows the doctor to where he lives and changes her name to Liz and manages to get him to marry her. She then begins her plan by killing his office manager and taking over. She then alters patients medications and when they begin to die the doctor is blamed. Things were going well until the driver whom she thought died shows and blackmails her. And the doctor's former wife is suspicious of her.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | revenge | murderess | female psychopath | female killer | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

La esposa perfecta

Box Office

Budget:

$1,100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Image Organization, World International Network (WIN)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Another Lifetime Loser

Yes, Lifetime has a habit of making the male species look stupid. And this soap opera ain't kidding when they make Perry King, supposedly a well renowned medical doctor, unable to see the evil surrounding him. Puts your trust in doctors, huh? How can anyone not see what's going on? Is he that stupid? And the evil wife, with a face like a horse, goes around killing off his entire family without a trace. How does she acquire all the drugs? That isn't explained. How does she get off being a secretary in a hospital without any credentials? I guess the director, Don FauntLeRoy asks us to just believe it. I didn't. I kept yelling at the screen at the stupidity of King with all right in front of his face. If the wife was that attractive, maybe, just maybe, I'd accept it. But she's not even that. Shannon Sturges is the perfect wife and I tell you she has the face of a horse. I wouldn't cross the street for her, yet our perfect husband does and quickly. After everybody in the cast get knocked off, I wasn't satisfied with the come up pence given to our villainess. She deserved more than she got. William Moses plays the doctor's brother who unfortunately you know his outcome from day one. Pleasure to at least see one pretty face in this clinker. That of Lesley Anne Down. She gives the film a 2 count just on the relief of seeing someone fetching in this mess. Perry King deserved his fate. What a jerk.