Telling Secrets
| Telling Secrets | |
|---|---|
| Screenplay by | Jennifer Miller |
| Directed by | Marvin J. Chomsky |
| Starring | Cybill Shepherd |
| Theme music composer | Mark Snow |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Jennifer Miller Dan Witt |
| Cinematography | Isidore Mankofsky |
| Editor | Anita Brandt Burgoyne |
| Running time | 240 minutes |
| Production companies | Patchett Kaufman Entertainment World International Network |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 17, 1993 |
Telling Secrets (a.k.a. Contract for Murder) is a 1993 American television film directed by Marvin J. Chomsky and starring Cybill Shepherd.[1]
It is based on the true story of Joy Aylor, who plots the murder of her adulterous husband's mistress.[2]
Cast
[edit]- Cybill Shepherd as Faith Kelsey
- Ken Olin as Det. Jay Jensen
- James McCaffrey as Jackson Merrick
- Christopher McDonald as Terry Kelsey
- Gary Grubbs as Det. Ron Taylor
- Andrew Robinson as Dr. Phillip Eckhart
- G.D. Spradlin as Walter Jefferson
- Dylan Walsh as Jesse Graham
- Melora Walters as Karen Blake
- Mary Kay Place as Shelley Jefferson Carp
- Anne Haney as Grace Jefferson
- Lynn Milgrim as Gloria Marsh
- Ann Risley as Sally DeVries
- Nick Young as Highway Patrolman (uncredited)
Reception
[edit]David Hiltbrand of People graded the film a B.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Loynd, Ray (16 January 1993). "TV REVIEWS : For Cybill Shepherd, 'Telling Secrets' of a Femme Fatale". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "True crime: The Lake Highlands mom and the hit man". lakehighlands.advocatemag.com. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ Hiltbrand, David (18 January 1993). "Picks and Pans Review: Telling Secrets". People. Retrieved 4 July 2020.