A young female medium on tour sees a hitman killing a whistleblower in her vision. The killer finds out about this and plans to kill her as well. The skeptical police, her manager father and a curious journalist try to protect her.
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| Rosanna Arquette | ... | Martha Travis | |
| Jason Robards | ... | Walter Travis | |
| Tom Hulce | ... | Gary Wallace | |
| Mark Joy | ... | Lloyd Harley | |
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Ron Rosenthal | ... | Lieutenant Irving Weinberg |
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John Bennes | ... | Ted Silas |
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Linda Pierce | ... | Mary Kuron |
| Olek Krupa | ... | Tom Kuron | |
| Marty Terry | ... | Mrs. Adams | |
| Ed Grady | ... | Editor, Geoff McBain (as Ed L. Grady) | |
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Jon Thompson | ... | Jack Callow |
| Helen Baldwin | ... | Eva Callow | |
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Darla N. Warner | ... | Shirley Harley |
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Christopher L. Gray | ... | Choirmaster |
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Lucy Williams | ... | Choirlady |
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Martha Travis is a medium who makes contact with spirits "on the other side" and connects them with their loved ones still alive, in public performances. Trouble begins when she gives a message to Mary Kuron from her husband, Tom. But Tom isn't dead - yet. And Martha not only knows he will die, she also knows who killed him. And the murderer knows she knows. Her exploitative elderly alcoholic father and manager, Walter Travis, and Gary Wallace, a skeptical investigative reporter fascinated by the story who eventually falls for Martha, try to protect her, and so does the skeptical police - or do they. Written by Yuval Kfir <yuval.kfir@Indigo.co.il>
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She can see the killer's face. She knows the victim's name. The only thing she doesn't know ... is when the murder will take place. See more »Parents Guide:
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Lyrics by Barry Mason
Composed by Christopher L. Gray
Performed by Lucy Williams
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Director and writer Mike Hodges wrote the movie on spec to address his concerns over how callously humans are destroying the world. See more »Soundtracks
HE'S SO WONDERFULLyrics by Barry Mason
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