Her Married Lover (1999)

Film cutter Katie Griffin is hopelessly in love with writer Richard Mannhart, and starts an affair with him. When Mannhart's wife is killed in a road accident, Katie tells the police she ... See full summary »

Director:

Roxanne Messina Captor

Writers:

Glenn M. Benest, Timothy Wurtz (as Timothy E. Wurtz)

Stars:

Roxana Zal, Perry King, Daniel Benzali

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Roxana Zal	...	Katie Griffin
Perry King	...	Richard Mannhart
Daniel Benzali	...	Det. Joe Lansing
Terrence 'T.C.' Carson	...	Det. Rawlins
Rob Roy Fitzgerald	...	Det. King
Susan Blakely	...	Laura Mannhart
Michele Greene	...	Brenda Slagel
Courtney Gains	...	Hood
DeeDee Michaels	...	Leanne
Robert Harvey	...	Desk Sergeant
Ella Joyce	...	Dr. Solomon
Christopher Kriesa	...	Clerk
Cyndi Pass	...	Student
Lorielle New	...	Fan (as Lori New)
Daveigh Chase	...	Granddaughter

Storyline

Film cutter Katie Griffin is hopelessly in love with writer Richard Mannhart, and starts an affair with him. When Mannhart's wife is killed in a road accident, Katie tells the police she thinks he's tampered with his wife's car. Being questioned Mannhart declares he's innocent. Not only that, he also denies any amorous involvement with Griffin. As it is her word against his, both parties are pressed to back up their stories with hard evidence. Finally Katie comes up with some. End of story?

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Plot Keywords:

road accident | delusion | flashback | bar | writers block | 

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Taglines:

There is a blurred line between fantasy and reality.

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Genres:

Crime | Romance | Thriller

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 October 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Clean Kill

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cliffhanger Productions,World International Network (WIN)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Stereo Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film directorial debut for Roxanne Messina Captor, a protégée of Francis Ford Coppola.

User Reviews

One question (usually) can't make a movie

This movie isn't bad, but I wasn't impressed either. The usual flashback way of telling the story is slightly changed here: one character tells us what happened, the second one confirms the situations, but puts them in different context, giving them different meaning, and some crucial moments are told completely opposite. As the movie continues it becomes a bit boring, there are no real changes, plot is straight, clear and predictable: whole movie is built on only one question: whose version is a true one? And, unfortunately, the final answer isn't surprising...

This movie is an average, watchable and very forgettable story when you have nothing wiser to do. Zal was disappointing (so promising actress in her early movies like Testament or Amelia, I hoped she'll become something like Mare Winningham, but this movie maybe didn't give her enough opportunity), Perry was better in flashback scenes and quite inconceivable when dealing with her wife's death and being a suspect for her murder, Greene had too small part and I wonder how low can she fall, while Benzali was the only reason one could enjoy in this movie.

If it was written by Raymond Chandler it could be a masterpiece, and Hitchcock had made some great movies with even worse script. But, there was only one Chandler and only one Hitch - so sometimes we have to be satisfied with movies like this.