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Mara McAndrew's marriage is falling apart. Her husband, Donnie, a Vietnam veteran, suffers troubling flashbacks about the war, leaving him unresponsive to her needs. Mara wants out, but she also wants Donnie's money. When Mara meets a mysterious stranger, Reed, at a local bar, she believes she has found the right person to help her out of her predicament. But Mara worries that Donnie's sister, Jill, is on to her.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1988-06-21
- video_camera_front Companies ITC Entertainment
- timer Runtime: 93 Mins
- star Rating: 5.4 / 10
- favorite Likes: 10 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0092609
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Karen Allen
Mara McAndrew

Keith Carradine
Reed

Jeff Fahey
Donnie McAndrew

Bernie Casey
Clinton James

Dean Paul Martin
Jake

Virginia Capers
Maxine

Philip Sterling
Dr. Creason

Dinah Manoff
Jill

Frances Flanagan
Claire

Antony Holland
Judge Hardin

Dwight Koss
Deputy 'Buzz'

Gordon McIntosh
Big George

Wendy Van Riesen
Alice

Eric Schneider
Dr. Cooper

Enid Saunders
Aunt Elizabeth

Jay Brazeau
Junior

Lesley Ewen
Dispatcher

Dwight McFee
Searcher #1

Kim Kondrashoff
Searcher #2

Brian Linds
Bob

Robert Metcalfe
Deputy #2

Tom McBeath
Man in Bar
groups Crew

Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography

David Shire
Original Music Composer

Mike Fenton
Casting

Jane Feinberg
Casting

Jacob Rupp
Stunt Coordinator

Betty Thomas Quee
Stunt Double

David Jacox
Stunt Double

Donald Hauer
First Assistant Director

Bob Gray
Production Manager

Wendy A. Ross
Second Assistant Director

Richard Coleman
Third Assistant Director

Cyrus Block
Camera Operator

John Sprungman
Camera Trainee

Cynnie Troup
Script Supervisor

Dillard Brinson
Key Grip

John S. Bartley
Gaffer

Rick Buckmaster
Genetator Operator

Larry Sutton
Sound Mixer

Graham Crowell
Boom Operator

Mark Prior
Assistant Set Decoration

Bill Thumm
Property Master

Roy Aborgast
Special Effects Coordinator

Garry R. Brolley
Construction Coordinator

Lola Kemp
Hairstylist

Jayne Dancose
Assistant Makeup Artist

Michael Westmore
Special Effects Makeup Artist

Robert Weinberger
Unit Publicist

Jack Rowand
Still Photographer

Eleanor Spencer
Extras Casting

Tink Ten Eyck
Production Controller

Karen Ann Stewart
Production Coordinator

Diana J. Austin
Production Accountant

Tim Myers
Post Production Supervisor

Charles V. Coleman
Assistant Editor

Michael Smith
Assistant Editor

James J. Klinger
Supervising Sound Editor

Jack Kirschner
Sound Editor

Richard Adams
Sound Editor

Horace Manzanares
Assistant Sound Editor

Erma E. Levin
Music Editor

Gregory H. Watkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Bill W. Benton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

William L. McCaughey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dean Paul Martin
In Memory Of

Rebecca Reynolds
Writer

Larry Brand
Writer

Danton Rissner
Producer

Melvin Shapiro
Editor

Gilbert Cates
Director

J.J. Makaro
Stunts

Daniel A. Lomino
Production Design

Sandy Arthur
Set Decoration

Andrew Brown
Costume Design

Anna Hill Johnstone
Costume Design

John Inzerella
Makeup Artist

Ken Dufva
Foley Artist
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