Movie Type: Supernatural Thriller, Psychological Thriller
Themes: Woman In Jeopardy, Psychic Abilities, Cons and Scams
Main Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Jason Robards, Jr., Tom Hulce, Mark Joy, Ron Rosenthal
Release Year: 1989
Country: UK
Run Time: 103 minutes
Plot
British director Mike Hodges brought an extra measure of integrity to this made-for-TV thriller. Rosanna Arquette stars as Martha Travis, a psychic who travels the rural American South with her alcoholic father, Walter (Jason Robards), plying her mystical trade for credulous yokels. In reality, Martha is a con woman whose only gift is the ability to defraud those who seek messages from dead loved ones. However, one night the bogus medium intercepts mental images of a murdered man whose wife is in the audience -- and indignantly proclaims that her husband is still very much alive. Within hours, however, Martha's vision becomes reality. Martha has suddenly developed the ability to see murders before they happen, but her newfound ability to prognosticate puts a professional contract killer on her trail. In the meantime, Martha becomes lovers with Gary Wallace (Tom Hulce), a small-town reporter who's intrigued enough by Martha to write a story about her, although he's skeptical about her supernatural talents. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
John Bennes - Ted Silas; Linda Pierce - Mary Kuron; Olek Krupa - Tom Kuron; Marty Terry - Mrs. Adams; Helen Baldwin - Eva Callow; Georgia Allen - Mrs. Jamais; Ed Grady - Editor, Geoff McBain; Ivan Green - Preacher; Mert Hatfield - Mike Braddon; Joe Inscoe - Airline Clerk No. 2; Wallace Merck - Officer Monroe; Jerry Rushing - Bud Orwell; Rick Warner - Editor, Jay Chatwin; Joyce Bowden - Nurse Shelly; Janelle Cochrane - Airline Clerk; Judy Simpson Cook - Rachel Sachs; Dan Cox - Terminal Hotel, Clerk; Dandy Stevenson - Mrs. Koostler; Willie Stratford - Railroad Steward; Jon Thompson - Jack Callow; Jeffrey Taylor - Mike Harley; James Martin, Jr. - Hotel Night Clerk; Ed Lillard - Pastor on Train; Muse Watson - Police Officer; William Brown - Hal Faber; Mary Moore - Audience
Credit
Clifford Capone - Costume Designer, Mike Hodges - Director, Malcolm Cooke - Editor, John Scott - Composer (Music Score), Gerry Fisher - Cinematographer, Geoffrey Helman - Producer, John Quested - Producer, Mike Hodges - Screenwriter
