Nightmare Street (1998)

After a woman jumps in front of a truck to save her daughter's life, she wakes up in the hospital in a seemingly alternate reality where everyone and everything in her life are different, including her own name.

Director:

Colin Bucksey

Writers:

Margaret Tabor (book), Rama Laurie Stagner (teleplay)

Stars:

Sherilyn Fenn, Rena Sofer, Steve Harris

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sherilyn Fenn	...	Joanna Burke / Sarah Randolph
Rena Sofer	...	Penny Randolph
Steve Harris	...	Detective Miller
Matthew Walker	...	Alex Potter
Lauren Diewold	...	Emma Burke
Thomas Gibson	...	Dr. Matt Westbrook / Joe Barnes
P. Lynn Johnson	...	Dr. Nelson
Peter Bryant	...	Eddie
Fred Keating	...	Detective
Andrew Airlie	...	Jim
Patricia Harras	...	Well-Dressed Woman (as Patti Harras)
Eileen Pedde	...	Young Mother
David MacKay	...	Clerk
Cindy Girling	...	Mrs. Petersen
Jenny-Lynn Hutcheson	...	Little Girl

Storyline

After saving her daughter from an accident Joanna wakes up in the hospital in an alternate world where nothing is as it should be. Someone else lives in her house, her daughter is gone and everyone calls her Sarah. The problem is Sarah is suspected of murdering her son. The only person to believe her is her doctor who has fallen for her. With his help she tries to unravel the mystery and get back to her own life.

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Plot Keywords:

female protagonist | doctor | accident | hospital | alternate reality | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Goofs

On the hospital scene where Joanna Burke is talking with Dr. Matt Westbrook you can see the microphone of the crew.

User Reviews

Lengthiness Makes Waste

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This movie was so predictable that I figured out the mystery within seconds. Actually any one who has seen The Wizard of Oz will figure it out quickly. A woman named Joanna Burke played by Sherilyn Fenn has an accident while on an outing with her daughter. When she awakens, she is told she is someone else, Sarah Randolph. Sarah Randolph turns out to be a murderer and of her own son. The biggest giveaway comes when she returns to her neighborhood on a couple of occasions. Neither the mailman nor the newstand salesman recognizes her. So I took a weak guess and it turned out to be the right guess. I said a weak guess because I was hoping the writers of this story wouldn't settle for a hackneyed storyline. Silly me.

To make matters worse, the story goes on and on as if to say, "We Know You Know The Ending -- But You'll Never Guess How We're Going To Get To It" This movie should have ended an hour earlier. It's a typical tv movie of the week with the usual one dimensional characters that fails to show the dramatic range of a good supportive cast: Steve Harris, Rena Sofer, and Thomas Gibson. If this had been a dramatic short, at least the viewer could have been spared.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 January 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dobbelt identitet

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Helen Hacker Rosenberg Productions, Longbow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1