The Perfect Wife (2001)

A doctor fails to help the young victim of a car accident whose sister decides to seek revenge.

Director:

Don E. FauntLeRoy (as Don E. Fauntleroy)

Writers:

George Saunders (screenplay), Richard Dana Smith (screenplay)

Stars:

Perry King, Shannon Sturges, Lesley-Anne Down

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Perry King	...	Dr. Robert Steward
Shannon Sturges	...	Leah Tyman / Liza Steward
Lesley-Anne Down	...	Helen Coburn
William R. Moses	...	Dr. Brad Steward
Michele Greene	...	Felicia Laurel
Max Gail	...	Ted Vance
Michael Fairman	...	Orville Gleason
Luisa Leschin	...	Greta Molina
Sondra Currie	...	Nora Toling
Khadijah Karriem	...	Judith
Dave Cole	...	Ruben Tyman
Alexandra Fatovich	...	Maryanne Gleason (as Alex Fatovich)
Bonita Brisker	...	Head Nurse
Christopher Kriesa	...	McGovern
Jack Ong	...	Tallahassee Doctor

Storyline

Leah has been like a mother to her brother Ruben. One day Ruben was out biking when he was struck by an inebriated motorist. Later a doctor comes across them and helps them. He first checks out Ruben and tells him not to move then goes to check on the driver. But Ruben starts to move and stand up and his condition worsens and he dies. When Leah learns of this, she goes into a rage and decides to go after everyone who is responsible for her brother's death. She begins with the driver; she goes to the hospital and turns off the life support machine. She then follows the doctor to where he lives and changes her name to Liz and manages to get him to marry her. She then begins her plan by killing his office manager and taking over. She then alters patients medications and when they begin to die the doctor is blamed. Things were going well until the driver whom she thought died shows and blackmails her. And the doctor's former wife is suspicious of her.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | revenge | white coat | caucasian | beer | 

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Taglines:

He married for love...she married for revenge...

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

A tökéletes feleség

Box Office

Budget:

$1,100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Image Organization, World International Network (WIN)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

suspenseful TV movie

THE PERFECT WIFE was pretty suspenseful for a television movie. Shannon Sturges made one bitchy psycho, and Perry King was good as her husband. It had a lot of tension, but it was sometimes hard to watch because the husband was so oblivious to what she was doing. At times I just couldn't believe he was missing things and would yell things out to him, as if it would help. But that's what a good thriller does, making us care about the person who's the victim even though they themselves don't know they are. A tad slow at times, but the final hour was pretty tense, and the performances helped sell the standard revenge plot. Not bad for a TV movie.