Stay the Night

• Director: Harry Winer
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• Genre: Crime
• Movie Type: Docudrama
• Main Cast: Jane Alexander, Barbara Hershey
• Release Year: 1992
• Country: US
• Run Time: 200 minutes

Plot

"Based on the Georgia case that shocked the country" (or so said its ad copy), the made-for-TV Stay the Night was originally telecast in two parts in April of 1992. Part One introduces Barbara Hershey as a predatory middle-aged woman who seduces feckless teenager Morgan Wessler. Before this two-hour installment has run its course, Barbara has talked Morgan into murdering her husband and taking sole blame for the deed. In part two, first seen April 27, 1992, Morgan's mother Jane Alexander turns the tables on Barbara, using several of the villainess' own dirty tricks. While Stay the Night is rough sledding during the first half, its denouement is well worth the wait. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jane Alexander - Blanche; Gerald Brown - Clarence; Doran Clark - Roxanne; Melissa Clayton - Sally; Heather Fairfield - Donna; Michael Genevie - Ben Root; Walton Goggins - Wayne Seagrove; Barbara Hershey - Jimmie Sue Finger; Scott Higgs - Terry; Earl Hindman - Mike Kettman Sr.; Tommy Hollis - Det. Clark; Tom Nowicki - Jim Berry; Matthew Posey - D.A. Tom Charron; Brett Rice - Blanchard; Fred Dalton Thompson - Det. Malone; Morgan Weisser - Michael Kettman Jr.; L. Warren Young - Gus; Judith Jones - Angela Finger; Tommy Cresswell - Warden; Eric Ware - Ardis Jones; Pamela Garmon - Esther

Credit

Ira Marvin - Associate Producer, Hope Hanafin - Costume Designer, Harry Winer - Director, Paul Rubell - Editor, Stan Margulies - Executive Producer, William Hiney - Production Designer