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Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
S1.E3
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The Prophecy/Couch Potato/Love over the Counter/Imaginary Friend/Last Man on Earth

  • Episode aired Jun 8, 1997
  • TV-PG
  • 44m
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Marisa Coughlan, Alissa Ann Smego, and J. Robin Miller in Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997)
FantasyHorrorMysterySci-FiThriller

Three young women consult the ghost world. A TV saves a life. A widow receives stock advice from the beyond. A girl has an invisible friend. An estranged couple receives a second chance.Three young women consult the ghost world. A TV saves a life. A widow receives stock advice from the beyond. A girl has an invisible friend. An estranged couple receives a second chance.Three young women consult the ghost world. A TV saves a life. A widow receives stock advice from the beyond. A girl has an invisible friend. An estranged couple receives a second chance.

  • Directors
    • Skip Schoolnik
    • Al Schwartz
    • D.J. Caruso
  • Writers
    • Barry Adelman
    • Leslye Gustat
    • Sol Feldman
  • Stars
    • James Brolin
    • Marisa Coughlan
    • J. Robin Miller
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    131
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Skip Schoolnik
      • Al Schwartz
      • D.J. Caruso
    • Writers
      • Barry Adelman
      • Leslye Gustat
      • Sol Feldman
    • Stars
      • James Brolin
      • Marisa Coughlan
      • J. Robin Miller
    • 1Critic review
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    James Brolin
    James Brolin
    • Self - Host
    Marisa Coughlan
    Marisa Coughlan
    • Summer (segment "The Prophecy")
    J. Robin Miller
    J. Robin Miller
    • Jill (segment "The Prophecy")
    Alissa Ann Smego
    • Brooke (segment "The Prophecy")
    Joe Costanza
    • Brad Lewis (segment "Couch Potato")
    Mary Stein
    Mary Stein
    • Shelly Lewis (segment "Couch Potato")
    Ty Stoller
    • Paramedic (segment "Couch Potato")
    Ashley Gardner
    Ashley Gardner
    • Patricia Kelley (segment "Love over the Counter")
    David Starzyk
    David Starzyk
    • Kris Templar (segment "Love over the Counter")
    Brittany Alyse Smith
    Brittany Alyse Smith
    • Alice (segment "Imaginary Friend")
    Barbara Whinnery
    Barbara Whinnery
    • Maggie (segment: Imaginary Friend)
    • (as Barbara K. Whinnery)
    Rende Rae Norman
    Rende Rae Norman
    • Liz Kimball (segment: Imaginary Friend)
    Elizabeth Swackhamer
    • Diane Emory (segment "Imaginary Friend")
    Lewis Smith
    Lewis Smith
    • Steven (segment "Last Man on Earth")
    Sydney Walsh
    Sydney Walsh
    • Brenda (segment "Last Man on Earth")
    Kevin West
    Kevin West
    • Brenda's Date (segment "Last Man on Earth")
    Kimberly Oja
    • Steven's Date (segment "Last Man on Earth")
    • (as Kim Oja)
    Cynthia Basinet
    Cynthia Basinet
    • Other Brenda (segment "Last Man on Earth")
    • Directors
      • Skip Schoolnik
      • Al Schwartz
      • D.J. Caruso
    • Writers
      • Barry Adelman
      • Leslye Gustat
      • Sol Feldman
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    • Trivia
      In the episode Love over the Counter. The first stock that Jonathan "tells" Patricia to buy is Sajima Developments. Sajima in Korean means don't buy it.
    • Connections
      References Old Yeller (1957)

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    • Release date
      • June 8, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Imaginary Friend
    • Filming locations
      • Pacific Park, Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA(used for the episode "Last Man on Earth")
    • Production company
      • Maybe Productions
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      • 44m
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