Themes: Treacherous Spouses, Wolf in Sheep's Clothing, Woman In Jeopardy
Main Cast: Michael Biehn, Madolyn Smith, Morgana King
Release Year: 1985
Country: US
Run Time: 200 minutes
Plot
Originally shown in two parts, this four-hour TV movie stars Michael Biehn as the outwardly "perfect" doctor husband of Madolyn Smith. But Biehn is actually a psychopath, who is carefully plotting the murder of his wife. As the horrible truth slowly dawns upon Madolyn, she must find some way to prevent her murder--and to alert disbelieving authorities of her husband's duplicity. Based on a true story, Deadly Intentions first took shape as a book by William Randolph Stevens. The two-part format permitted the film's narrative to build up suspense in the first half, then concentrate on detection and courtroom proceedings in the second. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Kimberly Beck - Sally Raynor; Victor Brandt - Valenzuela; Michael Currie - Dr. Lawrence; Cliff De Young - Garner; Starletta DuPois - Security Lady; Matthew Faison - Judge; Bruce French - Dr. Reston; Jack Kruschen - Alex Livanos; Cloris Leachman - Charlotte Raynor; Arthur Rosenberg - Sam Walton; David Selberg - Jury Foreman; Kevin McCarthy - Reichman
Credit
Tish Monaghan - Costume Designer, Noel Black - Director, David G. Blangsted - Editor, Robert F. Shugrue - Editor, Allen S. Epstein - Executive Producer, Georges Delerue - Composer (Music Score), Vince Cresciman - Production Designer, Reynaldo Villalobos - Cinematographer, Frank Watts - Cinematographer, Neil T. Maffeo - Producer, Andrew Peter Marin - Screenwriter
Originally shown in two parts, this four-hour TV movie stars Michael Biehn as the outwardly "perfect" doctor husband of Madolyn Smith. But Biehn is actually a psychopath, who is carefully plotting the murder of his wife. As the horrible truth slowly dawns upon Madolyn, she must find some way to prevent her murder--and to alert disbelieving authorities of her husband's duplicity. Based on a true story, Deadly Intentions first took shape as a book by William Randolph Stevens. The two-part format permitted the film's narrative to build up suspense in the first half, then concentrate on detection and courtroom proceedings in the second. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide -- taken from Answers.com
