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Woman Undone

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
386
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Sam Elliott, Mary McDonnell, and Randy Quaid in Woman Undone (1996)
DramaThriller

Terri Hansen is discovered in the desert beside the blackened husk of her car which contains the charred corpse of her husband. When forensic evidence makes her out to be her husband's murde... Read allTerri Hansen is discovered in the desert beside the blackened husk of her car which contains the charred corpse of her husband. When forensic evidence makes her out to be her husband's murderer, she quietly protests her innocence, but makes no effort to mount a defense. Terri doe... Read allTerri Hansen is discovered in the desert beside the blackened husk of her car which contains the charred corpse of her husband. When forensic evidence makes her out to be her husband's murderer, she quietly protests her innocence, but makes no effort to mount a defense. Terri doesn't expect to be believed. Was it self-defense or murder? While Terri acts strangely indi... Read all

  • Director
    • Evelyn Purcell
  • Writer
    • William Mickelberry
  • Stars
    • Mary McDonnell
    • Randy Quaid
    • Sam Elliott
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    386
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Evelyn Purcell
    • Writer
      • William Mickelberry
    • Stars
      • Mary McDonnell
      • Randy Quaid
      • Sam Elliott
    • 10User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Mary McDonnell
    Mary McDonnell
    • Teri Hansen
    Randy Quaid
    Randy Quaid
    • Allan Hansen
    Sam Elliott
    Sam Elliott
    • Ross Bishop
    Benjamin Bratt
    Benjamin Bratt
    • Jim Mercer
    Charles Noland
    Charles Noland
    • Trim
    Cheryl Anderson
    Cheryl Anderson
    • Nina
    Troy Evans
    Troy Evans
    • Mac
    Tara Hartman
    • Miranda
    Scanlon Gail
    Scanlon Gail
    • Gun Salesman
    Georgann Johnson
    Georgann Johnson
    • Enid
    Kevin Cooney
    Kevin Cooney
    • Chuck
    Michael Chieffo
    Michael Chieffo
    • Roy
    Trishalee Hardy
    Trishalee Hardy
    • Eileen
    Alex McKenna
    Alex McKenna
    • Jennifer
    Peta Wilson
    Peta Wilson
    • Receptionist
    Carl Thibault
    • Workman
    Patrick Burns
    • Televangelist
    Patricia Belcher
    Patricia Belcher
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    • Director
      • Evelyn Purcell
    • Writer
      • William Mickelberry
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    10gunsonbrenda

    Great movie women undone

    She's a beautiful woman and she's a great actress I love the movie as even randy quid is a great actor himself, I get she had cheated on him but they both did a great job in the movie.
    5ccthemovieman-1

    Good Cast But So-So 'Soap'

    Interesting lead actors and their characters were involving enough to make me stick it out to the end of this so-so film. Sam Elliott played the only likable character. He's solid as the lawyer in here.

    Mary McDonnell, famous for playing "Stands With A Fist" in "Dances With Wolves," plays a cheating wife and Randy Quaid, usually a comedian, is anything but here, playing an abusive husband.

    Most of the story is told in flashback after Quaid is killed fairly early on.

    It's kind of a soap opera at times but kept my interest going just to see what would happen to McDonell's character, "Teri Hansen."
    deanp53

    Promo

    When I was an editor I was hired to create a promo for a film distributing convention for "A Woman Undone". What was most enjoyable about the job was that I could use any background music I wanted because the finished product would not be seen by any paying customers. I chose music by Bernard Herrmann written for a 1971 British film, The Night Digger. I was very proud of my final product. I feel that I made the Showtime film intriguing and suspenseful when it may have not been. A bit of trivia is that One of the actresses, Georgann Johnson went to school with my mother, Marjorie Talle.

    Dean Peter Merriman.
    3blanche-2

    yuck

    A good cast is wasted on what might have been an intriguing story. Unfortunately, it is hurt by the execution. This slow-moving film looks like it was made on the cheap - in fact, parts of it appear to have been filmed at a motel. Mary McDonnell, a wonderful actress and a beautiful woman, is miscast as a femme fatale. Her hair is unnaturally dark and apparently the cameraman despised her. How she tells Benjamin Bratt (wasted in a poorly-defined role) that she's 36 with a straight face is a tribute to her acting.

    It's a shame because the story was an interesting one, not going exactly the way one expects. But I wonder how many people stuck with it long enough for the plot to unfold. However, miscast or not, it's always a pleasure to see McDonnell, and great to see Sam Elliott.
    dona000

    The title says it all!

    Teri Hanson(Mary McDonnel)is definitely undone. Teri and Allan Hanson(Randy Quaid) have just moved to California to make a new start and to try and save their failing marriage. Allan is really angry and abusive. Teri is very lonely and she meets Jim Mercer(Benjamin Bratt), a life guard at the pool where she swims. Now Jim is a gorgeous, be-still-my-heart man. He is a gigolo though. Soon things heat up. The story twists and turns from there through out the movie. (Sam Shepard is a handsome lawyer, who's wife has died recently.) It's an okay movie. The twist at the end leaves you with your jaw on the floor and some unanswered questions. I would watch it just for that reason.

    If you are a Benjamin Bratt fan, you have to see it just cause he is drool worthy as the sleazy lover. There are some steamy scenes between him and Mary McDonnel.

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    • Release date
      • February 4, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Vidas deshechas
    • Filming locations
      • Inyokern, California, USA(scenes of small town near Sam Elliott's home)
    • Production companies
      • Neufeld Rehme Productions
      • Pictureshow Productions Inc.
      • Showtime Networks
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      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 31m(91 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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