In My Sister's Shadow

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In My Sister's Shadow
GenreDrama
Written byDan Vining
Ronni Kern
Story byRob Fresco
Directed by Sandor Stern
Starring Nancy McKeon
Janet Leigh
Thomas Joseph McCarthy
Alexandra Wilson
Theme music composer Dennis McCarthy
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerRobert Dalrymple
ProducersSandra Saxon Brice
Kim Rubin
Cinematography Ron Orieux
EditorJere Huggins
Running time100 minutes
Production companiesSteinhardt Baer Pictures Company
CBS Productions
Original release
Network CBS
ReleaseJanuary 5, 1999 (1999-01-05)

In My Sister's Shadow is a 1999 American made-for-television drama film directed by Sandor Stern and starring Nancy McKeon, Janet Leigh, Thomas Joseph McCarthy and Alexandra Wilson. The film originally aired on CBS on January 5, 1999. [1]

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Plot

Joan Connor (Nancy McKeon) is a lonely florist who has always played second fiddle to her pretty younger sister Laurie (Alexandra Wilson) due in part to the well-meaning but misguided signals sent out by their mother Kay (Janet Leigh). When Laurie finally leaves her longtime ex-boyfriend Michael (Thomas Joseph McCarthy) after a roller-coaster relationship, Joan is there again to pick up the pieces. But Laurie doesn't need to be picked up for very long: she meets Mark (Mark Dobies), a handsome man who owns a fish store.

Michael, on the other hand, can't get over the breakup and begins stalking Laurie and her new beau, all the while trying to seduce and insinuate plain Joan into his life — and turn her against her sister. Laurie and Mark decide to get married, which pushes a psychotic Michael over the edge and forces Joan to make some kind of decision.

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Filming

In My Sister's Shadow was shot in Salt Lake City from March 11 to April 4, 1997. Although the film was completed in 1997, CBS did not premiere it until 1999. [2]

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