
Movie · thriller, tv movie
Once You Meet a Stranger
1996 · 1h 36m
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What is it about? Once You Meet a Stranger
This television remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" (1951) follows the same story, but has changed the genders of the lead characters from male to female. Sheila Gaines is a former child star whose first husband is unwilling to give her a divorce. A chance meeting with Margo Anthony on a train leads to a conversation where the mentally unstable Margo, who hates her mother, suggests that they swap murders, so as to solve their problems. Although she thinks nothing of the conversation, Sheila's life takes a surprising turn when her husband is murdered by Margo. Now Margo wants Sheila to do her part of "the deal." With the police on her tail and Margo constantly in her face, Sheila must find a way out of this tangled web.
Genres: thriller, tv movie.
Cast and crew Once You Meet a Stranger
AllCreators
- Directed byTommy Lee Wallace
- Based on the novel byPatricia Highsmith
- MusicPeter Manning Robinson
- CinematographySteven Poster
- EditingPaul Dixon
Full cast and crew22 cast members, 12 crew
Cast:
- Jacqueline Bisset · Sheila Gaines
- Nick Mancuso · Aaron
- Theresa Russell · Margo Anthony
- Art Bonilla · Porter
- Kathryne Dora Brown · Skeptic
- Celeste Holm · Clara
- Mimi Kennedy · Connie
- Richard Doyle · Anthony
- Robert Desiderio · Andy Stahl
- Matthew Carey
- Anne Gee Byrd · Judge Lea Cole
- Peter Haskell
- Sheila Kay · Lolly
- Mark Kiely · Bartender
- Hansford Rowe · Anderson
- Alexandra Smothers · Foxy Lady
- Nils Allen Stewart · Hawker
- Symba · Foxy Friend
- Gretchen Wyler · Anthony
- Neil Vipond · Cunningham
- Jennie Vaughn · Billie
- Raymond D. Turner · Helpful Cop
Crew:
- Tommy Lee Wallace · Director
- Patricia Highsmith · Novel
- Raymond Chandler · Teleplay
- Czenzi Ormonde · Teleplay
- Tommy Lee Wallace · Teleplay
- Philip L. Parslow · Producer
- Michael Filerman · Executive Producer
- Peter Manning Robinson · Original Music Composer
- Paul Dixon · Editor
- Steven Poster · Director of Photography
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Details Once You Meet a Stranger

- First theatrical release
- September 25, 1996
- Release in the US
- September 25, 1996
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Warner Bros. Television, Michael Filerman Productions
Frequently asked questions
How long is Once You Meet a Stranger?
1h 36m (96 minutes).
Who’s in Once You Meet a Stranger?
Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Mancuso, Theresa Russell, Art Bonilla, Kathryne Dora Brown, Celeste Holm, Mimi Kennedy, Richard Doyle, Robert Desiderio, and Matthew Carey. Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace.
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