Fatal Charm (1990 film)

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Fatal Charm
Directed by Fritz Kiersch
(as Alan Smithee) [1]
Written byNicholas Niciphor
Produced byBruce Cohn Curtis
Starring Christopher Atkins
Amanda Peterson
James Remar
Peggy Lipton
Andrew Robinson
Lar Park-Lincoln
Robert Walker Jr.
Shelley Smith
Andrew Lowery
Barbara McNair
Jane Kean
Ned Bellamy
Ken Foree
Kevin Brophy [2]
CinematographySteve Grass
Edited by Bob Ducsay
Bill Butler
Music byJames Donnellan
Release date
  • September 18, 1990 (1990-09-18) [3]
CountryUnited States [4]
LanguageEnglish

Fatal Charm is a 1990 American direct-to-video thriller film directed by Fritz Kiersch under the pseudonym of Alan Smithee. The musical score was composed by James Donnellan. The film starring Christopher Atkins, Amanda Peterson, James Remar, Peggy Lipton, Andrew Robinson and Lar Park-Lincoln in the lead roles. [5] [6] In the United States, the film premiered February 22, 1992 on Showtime. [7]

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Story

An innocent and naive teenage girl named Valerie decides to talk to a man named Adam who was convicted of rape and murder. She refuses to believe that he is a serial killer and rapist and tries to prove to others that he is not who everyone says he is. [8] [9]

Cast

ActorRoleNotes
Christopher Atkins [10] Adam Brenner
Amanda Peterson Valerie
James Remar Louis
Peggy Lipton [11] Jane Sims
Andrew Robinson Sheriff Harry Childs
Lar Park-Lincoln Sandy
Robert Walker Jr. [12] Edgar Perkins
Shelley Smith Kathy Crowley
Andrew Lowery [13] James Childs
Barbara McNair [14] English Teacher
Jane Kean Home-Ec Teacher
Ned Bellamy [15] Adolph
Ken Foree Willy
Kevin Brophy [16] Deputy Williams

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