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Plot

Luke Perry stars in this surprisingly moving adult drama about a devoted husband whose wife (Francie Swift) is dying of cystic fibrosis. Because of her rare blood type, she can't get new lungs, so Perry begins a frantic search to find a donor. Eventually, he becomes so desperate that he starts having an affair with a real-estate agent (Gia Carides) whom he plans to murder because she's a match with Swift and has signed her donor card. Director P.J. Posner shows a surprising amount of sensitivity and character development in what was obviously designed to be no more than a cheap erotic thriller. Perry and Swift are believable and sympathetic, and the portrait of Swift's degenerating condition and Perry's desperation is moving and poignant. Only a cliched scene tacked on at the end gives the film's intentions away despite its frequent sexual situations and nudity.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama,Thriller
Run Time:
90min.
DVD Release Date:
07/01/1998
Director(s):
P.J. Posner
Starring:
Luke Perry , Francine Swift , Gia Carides , David Margulies , Karen Shallo
Themes:
Dying Young,Woman In Jeopardy,Infidelity
Tone:
Tense
Keywords:
cystic-fibrosis,disease,donation,extramarital-affair,family-illness,love,murder/suicide,organ-transplant,terminal-illness
Language:
English