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Plot

British director Mike Hodges brought an extra measure of integrity to this made-for-TV thriller. Rosanna Arquette stars as Martha Travis, a psychic who travels the rural American South with her alcoholic father, Walter (Jason Robards), plying her mystical trade for credulous yokels. In reality, Martha is a con woman whose only gift is the ability to defraud those who seek messages from dead loved ones. However, one night the bogus medium intercepts mental images of a murdered man whose wife is in the audience -- and indignantly proclaims that her husband is still very much alive. Within hours, however, Martha's vision becomes reality. Martha has suddenly developed the ability to see murders before they happen, but her newfound ability to prognosticate puts a professional contract killer on her trail. In the meantime, Martha becomes lovers with Gary Wallace (Tom Hulce), a small-town reporter who's intrigued enough by Martha to write a story about her, although he's skeptical about her supernatural talents.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
103min.
DVD Release Date:
01/11/2005
Director(s):
Mike Hodges
Starring:
Rosanna Arquette , Jason Robards, Jr. , Tom Hulce , Mark Joy , Ron Rosenthal
Themes:
Cons and Scams,Psychic Abilities,Woman In Jeopardy
Tone:
Atmospheric,Dreamlike,Eerie,Enigmatic,Ominous,Tense,Menacing
Keywords:
clairvoyance,con/scam,father,investigation,medium [psychic],murder,paranormal,prediction,psychic,supernatural-forces,woman
Language:
English