Hunger Point (TV 2003)

Director:

Joan Micklin Silver

Writers:

Jillian Medoff (novel), Deborah Amelon (teleplay)

Stars:

Barbara Hershey, Christina Hendricks, Susan May Pratt

Cast

Credited cast:
Barbara Hershey	...	Marsha Hunter
Christina Hendricks	...	Frannie Hunter
Susan May Pratt	...	Shelly Hunter
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jeremy Akerman	...	Distinguished Man
Emmy Alcorn	...	Ms. Thomas
Nikki Barnett	...	Bernadette
Joanne Boland	...	Cynthia
Linda Busby	...	Eleanor
Stan Carew	...	Paulie
Mary-Colin Chisholm	...	Sarah
Trina Corkum	...	Assistant to Abby
Andrew Fowler	...	College Boy
Jim Fowler	...	Dr. Brian Thompson
John Fulton	...	Johnny Brendan
John Getz	...	David Hunter

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

eating disorder | title directed by female | mother daughter relationship | based on novel

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Taglines:

It's hard to feel normal when you are trying to be perfect.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Le choix d'une vie

Company Credits

Production Co:

Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Only if your hungry for a Lifetime movie...

If you're like me, you love cheesy Lifetime movies. Well, then this is for you. Hunger Point is the story of a girl who checks herself into rehab for anorexia and how she came to be that way. As a child, her mother would encourage her two daughters to be as thin as possible. The story focuses more on the girl's older sister, who is between jobs and living with her parents during a very stressful time. It definitely follows the old Lifetime plot, but it works if you aren't expecting much. Despite the serious subject matter, I found it pretty campy, but entertaining enough. A plus (or minus for some) is the horrible hairdo Barb Hershey sports all through the movie. If you're ever bored and it's rerunning, I'd watch it just for the cheese factor.