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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Farrah Fawcett | ... | Diane Downs | |
| Gordon Clapp | ... | Detective Doug Welch | |
| Ryan O'Neal | ... | Lew Lewiston | |
| John Shea | ... | Frank Joziak | |
| Emily Perkins | ... | Karen Downs | |
| Garry Chalk | ... | Boyd Paul Downs (as Gary Chalk) | |
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Ken James | ... | Daryl Chapman |
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Sean McCann | ... | Russell Wells |
| Garwin Sanford | ... | Matt Jensen (Part 2) | |
| Tom Butler | |||
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Elan Ross Gibson | ... | Rosalind Dyring |
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Lynne Cormack | ... | Lola Joziak |
| Jayne Eastwood | ... | Evelyn Slaven | |
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Christopher Caravalho | ... | Robbie Downs |
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Anne Bradley Jaeger | ... | Herself |
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On the 19th of May 1983 Diane Downs stops at the McKenzie-Williamette-Hospital and cries for help. She is wounded on her arm and her three children are also wounded seriously. She says that a stranger shot at them but the investigation of detective Welch bring out that Diane is a liar. Written by Volker Boehm
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Language:
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12 November 1989 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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CAD 7,300,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Lola Joziak: [Unconvinced] How could a mother do that? I mean, it's a primal instinct guard over the life of your child, it's your own mortality.
Frank Joziak: Yes, I know, right? But I've been reading her diary. Now, all the other entries are details. I mean, there's menstrual cycles, groceries, weather, going to work, coming home from work, ...
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Other than Diane Downs most of the names have been changed and are not the same as those in the actual case. See more »Goofs
When Diane brings a pizza over to her mailman friend Matt Jensen's house, she asks him if he likes mushrooms on his pizza while holding the pizza out to him. He says yes. But the pizza has no mushrooms on it, it is clearly plain. See more »Quotes
Frank Joziak: [Implying that Diane bought the brass unicorn as a memorial for her children] I mean, maybe the kids were supposed to die on Friday the 13th and the plan got aborted, got postponed.Lola Joziak: [Unconvinced] How could a mother do that? I mean, it's a primal instinct guard over the life of your child, it's your own mortality.
Frank Joziak: Yes, I know, right? But I've been reading her diary. Now, all the other entries are details. I mean, there's menstrual cycles, groceries, weather, going to work, coming home from work, ...
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Two thumbs up to Farah Fawcett, Ryan O'Neal and the ever talented John Shea.
So much for being a dumb blonde - Farah rocked. She took being "unfit" to a whole new level. I thought I had seen the best in her in "Extremities" but she once again showed the "acting world" that she is a force to be reckoned with. Ryan has still got the good looks and the acting to go with it.
John Shea's portrayal of the Prosecutor was RIGHT ON! He exhibited a determination that wasn't his job . . . . it simply was the right thing to do for the protection of the children.
A must have for a movie collector (it needs to be in DVD form also)!