Nightwaves (2003)

Recently widowed Shelby Naylor (Sherilyn Fenn) listening to her husbands police scanner overhears a husband and wife arguing on the phone. The wife ends up dead and Widow Naylor points the finger endangering herself.

Director:

Jim Kaufman

Writers:

Renee Bishop (story), Melissa Jo Peltier (story),

Stars:

Sherilyn Fenn, David Nerman, Bruce Dinsmore

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Shelby Naylor
David Nerman	...	David Birkwell
Bruce Dinsmore	...	Tom Williams
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Clay McClaren (as Francis McCarthy)
Jennifer Morehouse	...	Justine Lesley
Joanna Noyes	...	Margaret Graham
Kevin Jubinville	...	Pete Naylor
Barry Blake	...	Police Sgt. Pike
Jennifer Seguin	...	Karen
Frank Fontaine	...	Judge
Nanette Workman	...	Sally Winters
Lori Graham	...	Day Newscaster
Emma Campbell	...	Brenda Birkwell
Leslie Cottle	...	Alexia Worthington
Rosey Edeh	...	Night newscaster

Storyline

Shelby Naylor is recuperating from a motorcar accident which killed her husband. While listening to her husband's police scanner, Shelby overhears a phone conversations of a man arguing with his wife. Shelby also overhears the man talking with another woman which he is having an affair. Shelby contacts the police after a woman is found murdered - the woman is the wife of the couple she heard arguing. This places Shelby's life in jeopardy

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Plot Keywords:

widow | female lead

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Taglines:

Murder is only one call away.

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Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and violence

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 August 2006 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Indiscrétions fatales

Company Credits

Production Co:

JB Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

not bad

This really wasn't bad for a TV psychological thriller type movie. Cherilyn Fenn did a nice job as Shelby and the premise was somewhat intriguing. The whole plot line of Shelby listening on and becoming obsessed with, the radio scanner, was done well and much of the Movie took place at night so there was always an appropriate moodiness to the movie. It's not a must see but it does make one want to know what is going to happen next.

I wouldn't call this the best TV movie out there by any means but it holds one's attention nicely and the worst things I can say about it is it's rather long and there are times where it moves rather slowly. But the movie does very well in the atmosphere department and having Fenn as the star was a good choice, as she's pretty good here. I suppose, in a way the movie could have held more intrigue as this was an interesting premise to build a movie on and though this is far from excellent if one is just looking for a good old fashioned TV mystery to invest some time in, one could do worse.