Someone She Knows

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Someone She Knows
Genre Thriller, drama
Written byCarol Monpere
Directed by Eric Laneuville
Starring Markie Post
Gerald McRaney
Jeffrey Nordling
Spencer Garrett
Theme music composerWendy Blackstone
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producer Thomas Carter
Cinematography Paul Elliott
EditorJohn Duffy
Running time95 minutes
Production company Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseOctober 3, 1994 (1994-10-03)

Someone She Knows is a 1994 NBC television film directed by Eric Laneuville and starring Markie Post, Gerald McRaney, Jeffrey Nordling and Spencer Garrett as main characters. It was filmed in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California. [1]

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Plot Summary

Based on a true story, [2] the film follows a young mother's search to bring her daughter's killer to justice.

Laurie Phillips (Markie Post) is distraught when her five-year-old daughter Marilee (Sarah Freeman) is discovered murdered. Increasingly frustrated by the inabilities of the local police to find the killer, Laurie turns to an old friend of the family, State Trooper Frank Mayfield (Gerald McRaney) and soon reaches the terrifying conclusion that the guilty individual may be someone she knows. [3]

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References

  1. Tony Scott (1994-10-03). "Someone She Knows - Variety". Variety . variety.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  2. Bernadette McCallion. "Someone She Knows (1994) - Eric Laneuville - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related - AllMovie". AllMovie . www.allmovie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-08.
  3. Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper; Entertainment Guide section; 07/08/1995; Page 10