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Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie
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Wikipedia article
'Justice for Annie: A Moment of Truth Movie' is a 1996 American-Canadian made-for-television drama film directed by Noel Nosseck. The film, based on actual events, is a part of the 'Moment of Truth' franchise and was also made as 'Death Benefit' (1996). Filming took place in Toronto.[https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117904835.html?categoryid=32&cs=1 Review] Variety
Plot
Carol Mills (Peggy Lipton) is a mother who has a troubling relationship with her 19-year-old daughter Annie (Danica McKellar). Unable to live with her any longer, Annie moves out and marries her boyfriend Ken Carman (Martin Cummins). It soon turns out their marriage is a failure, and she decides to move in with another family, George and Helen Preston (Terry David Mulligan, Susan Ruttan). Not much later, Carol receives a message, informing her that her daughter accidentally died. Crushed, she learns at the funeral that Annie had a life insurance policy worth of $100,000, with Helen as beneficiary. She starts to suspect that Annie was actually murdered because of that and tries to collect evidence, with the help of a detective (Bruce Weitz).
The film was based on the case of Deana Hubbard Wild, who was pushed to her death from a cliff near Monterey, California. Wild's boyfriend's mother was convicted of her murder in 1992. His father was also charged, but died before the case was brought to trial.
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The true story this is based upon was also filmed as 'Death Benefit', a 1996 made for television movie, using different names.'Death Benefit', from the book by Phillip Rosenberg, screenplay written by David Heilbroner, and directed by Mark Piznarski. It was produced by Robert W. Christiansen, Derek Kavanagh, Tina Threadgill with Philip and Rick Rosenberg for Chris/Rose Productions and broadcast by MCA Television Entertainment first on Wednesday, 13 March 1996. It was also broadcast on Court TV in May, 2001.
Cast
*Peggy Lipton as Carol Mills
*Danica McKellar as Annie Mills Carman
*Terry David Mulligan as George Preston
*Gwynyth Walsh as Lydia Sawyer
*Teryl Rothery as Laura Kane
*Lochlyn Munro as Mickey Holloway
*Martin Cummins as Ken Carman
*Bruce Weitz as Detective McAdams
*Susan Ruttan as Helen Preston
References
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