Tender Loving Care
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 Tender Loving Care DVD Box |
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| Directed by | David Wheeler |
| Produced by | Rob Landeros (also designer) |
| Written by | David Wheeler |
| Starring | Michael Esposito Beth Tegarden John Hurt Marie Caldare |
| Music by | John Welsman |
| Cinematography | Calvin Kennedy |
| Editing by | Marie Walling Thompson |
| Distributed by | Aftermath Media |
| Release date(s) | 1999 |
| Running time | 117 min. |
| Language | English |
Tender Loving Care is an interactive movie released in 1999 by Aftermath Media. It is a psychological thriller starring Michael Esposito, Beth Tegarden, and John Hurt as Dr. Turner.[1] It was written and directed by David Wheeler and produced by Rob Landeros, who also designed the interactive features.
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[edit] Plot
Michael Overton (Michael Esposito) and his wife Allison (Marie Caldare) are a couple who have been traumatized by the death of their daughter in a car accident. Allison has been especially affected, as she has been unable to even acknowledge that her daughter has died. She lives in a trance-like state and is unable to perform normal adult functions. Dr. Turner (John Hurt) recommends the Overtons hire a live-in nurse to assist with Allison's psychological healing. They hire a nurse recommended by Dr. Turner, Katherine Randolph (Beth Tegarden), whose unorthodox methods cause tensions to arise in the Overton home.
[edit] Interactivity
Tender Loving Care was released on PC DVD-ROM, CD ROM and DVD-video. The movie is divided into a number of story episodes, between which the user interacts with the story in various ways. After viewing a story episode, users are asked a series of questions by Dr. Turner to test their perception of what they have seen. Users are then allowed to navigate through a graphic reconstruction of the Overton house, where they may gather additional details of the story. Before returning to the movie, users must take a short Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), which profiles the user's psyche. The movie includes alternate scenes and multiple endings which can be influenced by the user's involvement.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Tender Loving Care, at IMDb.
- ^ review of Tender Loving Care, at Allgame.
