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Once You Meet a Stranger
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Wikipedia article
'Once You Meet a Stranger' is a 1996 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 classic film 'Strangers on a Train'. In the remake the genders of the principal characters have been switched from male to female (Guy Haines became Sheila Gaines and Anthony Bruno became Margo Anthony). It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Theresa Russell and premiered on CBS on September 25, 1996.
Plot
A fading actress, Sheila (Bisset) finds consolation in a stranger, Margo (Russell) 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
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