12 Bucks 1998 N/R, 86 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Wayne Isham Cast: Scott Waugh, Sean Graham, Ming-Na, Irene Bedard, Ernest Borgnine, David Chokachi, Marj Dusay, David Faustino, Alexandra Paul, Jonathan Silverman
Johnny and Tanner (Scott Waugh and Sean Graham) grow up in a dysfunctional environment with a brutal father. During one abuse of his mother, Tanner shoots his father and ends up in jail. Johnny is sent to a foster home and eventually does well in college, while Tanner lives a life of crime but is now trying to go straight. Fifteen years after the incident the brothers are reunited when Tanner asks Johnny to vouch for him at the parole office–not telling Johnny the office is not in California, but in Florida. So off they go, with 12 bucks in cash, learning a lot about each other on the cross-country trip.
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A Crime of Passion 2003 TV, 95 min. Genre: Mystery aka: Mary Higgins Clark's A Crime of Passion
Director: Charles Wilkinson Cast: Cynthia Gibb, Gordon Currie, Alexandra Kamp-Groeneveld, Tom Butler, Jennifer Clement, Sebastian Spence, Michelle Harrison, Troy Yorke, Matthew Harrison, Sue Mathew, David Chokachi, Brent Stait
Based on Mary Higgins Clark's "Queen of Suspense," this made-for-TV film begins with Frederica Dumay (Cynthia Gibb) inheriting her father's half-share of a winery, complete with castle. She also has a new trophy husband, Alan (Gordon Currie). When Frederica's friend is murdered, matters heat up, and it appears that she may be the next victim.
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The Unspeakable 1996 TV, 88 min. Genre: Action / Thriller aka: Shadow of a Scream
Director: Howard McCain Cast: Athena Massey, David Chokachi, Cyril O'Reilly, Laurie Schwartz, Elizabeth Costello, Crofton Hardester, Timothy Busfield, Conor Nolan, Gary Cooke, Maria Tecce, Lisa O'Reilly, Marie Stafford, Muireann Kelly, Carol Hunt, Carla Horan
In order to get the goods on hacker, murder suspect Darren Metlick (David Chokachi), Boston policewoman Alice (Athena Massey) must go undercover. But what about her affair with her fellow officer Don Holroyd (Cyril O'Reilly)? Isn't his sexual behavior similar to the hacker's? Now, Alice is attracted to Darren, sends him love letters, and finds herself falling for the suspected murderer.
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| 1. 12 Bucks (1998)
2. A Crime of Passion (2003) aka: Mary Higgins Clark's A Crime of Passion
3. The Unspeakable (1996) aka: Shadow of a Scream
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