Once You Meet a Stranger

*Once You Meet a Stranger*
Once You Meet a Stranger
Genre	Thriller
Based on	Strangers on a Train; by Raymond Chandler; Czenzi Ormonde; Whitfield Cook; ; Strangers on a Train; by Patricia Highsmith;
Teleplay by	Raymond Chandler; Czenzi Ormonde; Tommy Lee Wallace;
Story by	Whitfield Cook
Directed by	Tommy Lee Wallace
Starring	Jacqueline Bisset; Theresa Russell; Mimi Kennedy; Celeste Holm; Richard Doyle;
Music by	Peter Manning Robinson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Michael Filerman
Producer	Phil Parslow
Cinematography	Steven Poster
Editor	Paul Dixon
Running time	96 minutes
Production companies	Michael Filerman Productions; Warner Bros. Television;
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 25, 1996;

Once You Meet a Stranger is a 1996 American thriller television film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. It is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 film Strangers on a Train, based on the 1950 novel by Patricia Highsmith. In the remake, the genders of the principal characters have been switched from male to female.^[1] It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Theresa Russell, and premiered on CBS on September 25, 1996.^[2]

Plot

A fading actress, Sheila, finds consolation in a stranger, Margo, during her train journey. Sheila tells Margo of her desire to divorce her husband, and in turn Margo shares her hatred for her domineering mother. They jokingly suggest performing a murder on each other's behalf. But all too soon the joke becomes reality.

Cast

Jacqueline Bisset as Sheila Gaines
Theresa Russell as Margo Anthony
Mimi Kennedy as Connie
Celeste Holm as Clara
Richard Doyle as Mr. Anthony
Robert Desiderio as Andy Stahl
Kathryne Dora Brown as Skeptic
Nick Mancuso as Aaron

References

^ "Once You Meet a Stranger". Hallmark Channel (UK). Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
^ Scott, Tony (September 13, 1996). "Review: 'Once You Meet a Stranger'". Variety.

External links

Once You Meet a Stranger at IMDb

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[1] "Once You Meet a Stranger". Hallmark Channel (UK). Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.

[2] Scott, Tony (September 13, 1996). "Review: 'Once You Meet a Stranger'". Variety.

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