Million Dollar Murder (TV 2005)
"Murder in the Hamptons" (original title)

After multi-millionaire Ted Ammon is found bludgeoned to death at his East Hampton estate, the fingers point to his estranged wife, Generosa Rand, and her lover, an electrician named Danny Pelosi.

Director:

Jerry Ciccoritti

Writers:

Robert L. Freedman (teleplay), Michael Shnayerson (article)

Stars:

Poppy Montgomery, David Sutcliffe, Peter Outerbridge

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Poppy Montgomery	...	Generosa Rand
David Sutcliffe	...	Ted Ammon
Peter Outerbridge	...	Gordon Wintrob
Donna Goodhand	...	Kay
Helene Joy	...	Grace (as Hélène Joy)
Gabriel Hogan	...	Matt
Jacob Tierney	...	Generosa's R.E. Coworker
Carl Marotte	...	Suffolk County Police Detective
Richard Chevolleau	...	Suffolk County Police Detective
Alberta Watson	...	Ted's Lawyer
Tara Rosling	...	Carrie Wilder
Aislinn Paul	...	Alexa Ammon
Munro Chambers	...	Greg Ammon
Shawn Christian	...	Danny Pelosi
Michael A. Miranda	...	Artie Rubino

Storyline

Wall Street golden boy Ted Ammon falls madly in love with sassy saleswoman Generosa Rand, marries her and has two children before he realizes her true nature is mean and wasteful. During a bitter divorce procedure, she spends millions just to spite him, however accommodating he swallows absurd terms, and still tries to turn both kids against Ted, while cheating on him with dodgy contractor Danny Pelosi, who has a criminal record. After Ted dies in suspicious circumstances, Generosa turns against Danny, just as meanly, in favor of an English nanny/nurse once Generosa is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

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Plot Keywords:

divorce | cancer | deranged woman | father figure | long island new york | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Lifetime TV

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

L'héritage de la passion

Filming Locations:

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Muse Entertainment Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min 120 min 88 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Memories"
Written by Dominic Paterson, Francois Paterson and Christelle Pechin
Performed by Soma Sonic
Courtesy of Subsonic Recordings

User Reviews

Well worth the wait...

I'd waited to see this for ages - heard about it from all my US friends and on various Without A Trace boards and then missed it when we finally got it in the US. Luckily one of my friends sent me it and it was well worth the wait.

Of course, I only wanted to see it because of Poppy, but once I started watching it I completely forgot it was her, I got so wrapped up in the story. I love everything about the story itself, which I guess can't be credited to anyone since it actually happened. I think Poppy did an amazing job of portraying Generosa, though I wasn't surprised at all. She has a great range.

There wasn't a dull moment in the film - it had its funny parts, its sad parts and its downright weird parts. I loved the whole Generosa telling the kids one thing, Ted telling them something else. It was well structured throughout, especially with the different people from the neighbourhood talking about what happened and hearing all the rumours before seeing it all for yourself.

Great movie, I definitely want to watch it again.