Dangerous Intentions
| Dangerous Intentions | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | David J. Hill |
| Directed by | Michael Toshiyuki Uno |
| Starring | Donna Mills Corbin Bernsen |
| Music by | James McVay |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Annette Handley Paul A. Kaufman Joel S. Rice Peter Locke Donald Kushner |
| Producer(s) | Co-Producer David J. Hill Associate Producer Vanessa Hayes |
| Editor(s) | Peter Frank Pam Wise |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company(s) | The Kaufman Company WildRice Productions Kushner-Locke Company |
| Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS |
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Contents
Plot
Later that day, after Terri and Laurie leave before returning, Beth tries to please Tim, but she finds out that he becomes violent and destroys the food and treats it like garbage and abuses her. She also finds out he bad-mouths her and that he destroys the window, causing her to cry and also causing her to clean up this mess. Behind Tim's back, Beth takes Laurie with her and heads to Andrew and Alice's house, but is later found by Tim. Laurie gets Andrew and Alice thanks to Beth, and a violent Tim beats up and abuses Beth after locking the door on Andrew who calls the police on him. Tim unlocks the door and surrenders to police who arrest him and send him to jail, while a shocked Alice helps Andrew send Beth to the hospital.
Laurie arrives, and Beth comforts her and reminds her that Tim will not see them or hurt them ever again. In a public building, after Tim is released from jail, Beth is found by Tim, but when she tells him to leave her alone, she tells him she wants a divorce and does not want him anymore. Not letting Beth look for her keys, Tim takes them and reminds her that she will lose Laurie to him and lose her life forever. Tim calls Terri on the phone and tries to talk to his ex-wife Beth, but Terri tells Tim to leave Beth alone. Tim promptly resumes terrorizing Beth, as he tracks her to her sister's home and sets the house on fire. Terri and her husband put out the fire with the fire extinguisher and save their house.
Beth must flee with Laurie to a protective shelter, a move she has long avoided. Here, Beth meets and becomes close friends with Kaye Ferrar (Robin Givens), a battered woman who has been hiding from her violent husband Joe Ferrar (Tracey Olson) for several years. The two women decide to move into a house together with their children, where they feel they can protect one another and establish their freedom.
Just when stability returns to their lives, Kaye's husband, Joe, finds them, and stabs Kaye to death right before Beth's eyes. Reeling from her friend's violent death, Beth receives a double shock when officials inform her that she must testify against Joe who is arrested for and accused of murder. Though Beth wants to bring Joe to justice, she fears that testifying will bring her into the public eye, making it easy for Tim to discover her whereabouts.
Moving to a new house in Rosedale, Beth and Laurie start a new life after her divorce from an abusive Tim. Beth cuts her own hair short and colors it from blonde to red. She smiles and Laurie and protects her and herself from Tim. Tim knocks the door, and Alice reminds him to leave her and Beth and Laurie alone and give them some space. Alice bans Tim from her house.
While Laurie is at school, Beth's ex-husband Tim arrives one last time to stalk Beth again, but Beth refuses him to hurt Laurie. Tim berates Beth for taking Laurie from him. Laurie tries to return home but is sent to her neighbor's house by her neighbor who calls the police on her father who tries to hurt her mother. When Beth slaps Tim and tells him to go to hell, he beats her up and chokes her. Tim tries to use his own gun to kill Beth either by shooting her in the heart or in the head, but police arrive, reminding Tim to drop the gun. Tim drops the gun and surrenders, releasing Beth and allowing himself to be arrested by police who slap him in cuffs for wife abuse and domestic violence. Beth recovers and is reunited with Laurie who rides with her and the paramedics in the back of an ambulance that takes them to the hospital, while police send Tim back to jail and remind him not to come out. And finally, Tim gets a not-so-happy ending.
Beth and Laurie live happily ever after with each other and with Alice, Andrew, and Terri who visit them.
Cast
- Donna Mills - Beth Williamson
- Corbin Bernsen - Tim Williamson
- Allison Hossack - Terri
- Sheila Larken - Nancy Boyle
- Ken Pogue - Andrew
- Anna Ferguson - Alice
- Alexandra Purvis - Laurie Williamson / Shelly Barrett
- Patti Yasutake - Lois
- Robin Givens - Kaye Ferrar
- Tracey Olson - Joe Ferrar
- Tom Cavanagh - Ron
- Bob Melcher - Asst. DA
- Roger R. Cross - Asst. DA
- Ric Reid - Martin Altwater
- Nathaniel Deveaux - Detective Saunders
- Walter Marsh - Osgood Winter
- Norma MacMillan - Eula Winter
- Chad Dormer - Gregory Ferrar
- Emily Harrison - Bonnie Ferrar
- Alan Van Sprang - Marshall Cameron
- Patti Allan - Domestic Violence Leader
- Paul Batten - Bob
- William B. Davis - Group Leader
- J.B. Bivens - Officer Bivens
- Charles Warner - Officer Nash
- Futvio Cecere - Officer Tuggles
- Deryl Hayes - Officer Lawson
- Judith Maxie - Judge Ruth Taylor
- Russell Ferrier - Jail Guard
- Tosca Baggoo - Bank Teller
- Robert Saunders - Bus Driver
- Iris Quinn Bernard - Woman on Porch
- Paul Hubbard - Officer
- Janie Woods-Morris - Woman Customer #A
- B.J. Harrison - Woman Customer #B
References
- McCarthy, John P. (1995-01-02). "Cbs Tuesday Movie Dangerous Intentions". Variety. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
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