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1996 American film
Once You Meet a Stranger
GenreThriller
Based on
Teleplay by
Story byWhitfield Cook
Directed byTommy Lee Wallace
Starring
Music byPeter Manning Robinson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerMichael Filerman
ProducerPhil Parslow
CinematographySteven Poster
EditorPaul Dixon
Running time96 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 25, 1996 (1996-09-25)

Once You Meet a Stranger is a 1996 American thriller television film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. It is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 film Strangers on a Train, based on the 1950 novel by Patricia Highsmith. In the remake, the genders of the principal characters have been switched from male to female. It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Theresa Russell, and premiered on CBS on September 25, 1996.

Plot

A fading actress, Sheila, finds consolation in a stranger, Margo, during her train journey. Sheila tells Margo of her desire to divorce her husband, and in turn Margo shares her hatred for her domineering mother. They jokingly suggest performing a murder on each other's behalf. But all too soon the joke becomes reality.

Cast

See also

References

  1. "Once You Meet a Stranger". Hallmark Channel (UK). Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  2. Scott, Tony (September 13, 1996). "Review: 'Once You Meet a Stranger'". Variety.

External links

Films directed by Tommy Lee Wallace
Patricia Highsmith
Bibliography
Novels
Ripley series
Short story collections
Adaptations
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