Desperate Justice
A Mother's Revenge (aka Desperate Justice) is a 1993 American film starring Lesley Ann Warren, Bruce Davison, and Shirley Knight. The teleplay adaptation was written by John Bensink .
Plot
The film opens with Arizona housewife and mother Carol Sanders enjoying a morning run through the neighborhood with her 12-year-old daughter, Wendy. As they return, Carol's husband Bill reveals that he's managed to land an important business deal, though the happy mood is cut short after realizing that the couple's rebellious teenage daughter, Jill, has overslept again. Wendy offers to wake her, but a minor argument ensues between the two sisters after she does so, though Carol quickly defuses it.
More details
contentLocation | Arizona |
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director | Armand Mastroianni |
genre | crime drama |
keywords | 10 minute alibi arrest bail business deal california coma defense attorney false alibi guilt guilty icu intensive care unit laugh los angeles manslaughter meet molestation morning on the road pick up rape record store scar sentence sexual assault teenage daughter think traffic jam |
publisher | ABC |
theme | rape and revenge |