Themes: Rape & Sexual Abuse, Haunted By the Past, Intersecting Lives
Main Cast: Paula Abdul, Adrian Pasdar, Susan Ruttan, Charlayne Woodard, Tracy Nelson
Release Year: 1996
Country: US
Run Time: 71 minutes
Plot
Singer Paula Abdul makes her acting debut in this tense ABC TV movie. Recovering from a vicious attack by a serial rapist, businesswoman Ellen Collier (Paula Abdul) finds comfort and security in her relationship with her loving and supporting new boyfriend, car salesman Jerry Braskin (Adrian Pasdar). But as Ellen slowly comes out of her self-imposed shell, events conspire to persuade her that Jerry is harboring an unsavory secret. By the time Ellen has been confronted with rock-solid evidence that Jerry is the very man who sexually assaulted her, it may be too late to save herself. Based on a true story, Touched by Evil was originally telecast on January 12, 1997. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Tamsin Kelsey - Beverly; Gillian Barber - Betty; Peter Bryant - Elroy; Dale Wilson - Ronald Myers
Credit
James A. Contner - Director, Thomas Fries - Editor, Richard Brustein - Executive Producer, Vin Di Bona - Executive Producer, Lloyd Weintraub - Executive Producer, Dan Slider - Composer (Music Score), Richard Kent Wilcox - Production Designer, Harry Sherman - Producer, Donna Stokes - Producer, Phil Penningroth - Screenwriter