Accused at 17 (2009)

A teenager is accused of murdering a classmate and claims that she was framed by her best friend. Her mother must try to find the truth.

Director:

Doug Campbell

Writers:

Ken Sanders (story), Christine Conradt

Stars:

Cynthia Gibb, Nicole Gale Anderson, Janet Montgomery

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Cynthia Gibb	...	Jacqui Madler
Nicole Gale Anderson	...	Bianca Madler
Janet Montgomery	...	Fallyn Werner
Stella Maeve	...	Sarah Patterson
William R. Moses	...	Michael Werner
Barbara Niven	...	Claire Werner
Linden Ashby	...	Detective Reeder
Jason Brooks	...	Trevor Lautten
Lindsay Taylor	...	Dory Holland
Reiley McClendon	...	Chad Voyt
William Stanford Davis	...	Detective Gilson
Shirley Jordan	...	Ellen Walterson
Timi Prulhiere	...	Rita Patterson
Mark S. Porro	...	Clinton Thane Esq. (as Mark Porro)
Jon Mack	...	News Reporter

Storyline

An innocent teenage prank plunges three high school girls into a world of chaos after the target of their torment turns up dead, and the police seek the evidence needed to charge them with murder. Bianca is furious. Her boyfriend has been going out with Dory behind her back, and now it's time to make the other girl pay. With the help of her best friends Fallyn and Sarah, Bianca lures Dory far from home, and abandons her in the middle of nowhere. Soon thereafter, the local police discover Dory's body on the outskirts of town, and race to catch her killer. When the time comes for someone to take the fall, growing tensions between the three girls lead to a cover-up that quickly turns deadly.

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Plot Keywords:

bikini | number in title | 

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Taglines:

Accused of murder...and only her mother can save her!

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Accused at Seventeen

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

First Act Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The photo of Bianca's father is producer Robert Ballo.

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Goofs

When Dory is in the back of Sarah's car on the way to the "frat party" you see her remove her hair barrette from the right side of her hair and place it on the back seat. Then when they reach their destination she is again wearing the barrette in her hair. Later, Sarah approaches Fallyn at school with the same barrette wrapped in a tissue and tells her that she found it in the back of her car.

User Reviews

Could've been a lot lot worse.

Teenager Anderson is accused of murdering classmate Taylor after she and her friends (Maeve and Montgomery) play a prank on her for sleeping with boyfriend McClendon. The accused's mother (Gibb) must now try to find the truth in order to save her daughter from a longtime prison sentence, and soon suspects that it was best friend Montgomery who may have framed her. Yet another Lifetime Movie about a complex situation that is resolved by simplistic plot devices. However, one must give credit where credit is due; the teenagers' parents (particularly Gibb and Moses) are incredibly likable and believable, and have impressively sharp dialogue. Could've been a lot lot worse.

** (out of four)