The Substitute Wife

Plot

A dying wife and mother makes plans for her family in this made-for-television drama. Lea Thompson stars as Amy Hightower, a frontier wife and mother of four who is ill and expected to die. In an unusual move to make sure her family is cared for, she finds a prostitute named Pearl (Farrah Fawcett) and teaches her how to be a wife and mother. The movie shows how Pearl slowly transforms, Amy's health fluctuates, and how husband Martin (Peter Weller) deals with the unusual circumstances. Filmed in Texas, this film is at times humorous and emotional, and not typical movie-of-the week fare. ~ Bernadette McCallion, Rovi

Cast

• Farrah Fawcett - Pearl
• Lea Thompson - Amy Hightower
• Peter Weller - Martin Hightower
• Karis Bryant
• Cory Lloyd

Colton Conklin; Gail Cronauer - Isabel Donahue; Blue Deckert - Royal Spencer; Tony Frank - Major Willows; Guich Koock - Mr. Van Der Meer; Lou Perry - Saloon Keeper; Gena Sleete - Hattie Donahue; John S. Davies - Preacher #1

Credit

Peter Werner - Director, Stan Daniels - Executive Producer, Mark Snow - Composer (Music Score), Neil Roach - Cinematographer, Michael O. Gallant - Producer, Stan Daniels - Teleplay By

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