When He's Not A Stranger (1989) - Radio Times

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• Drama

• 1989
• John Gray
• 100 mins
• 12

Summary

At a California university, Lyn goes to meet her best friend Melanie in the dorm room of Melanie's boyfriend Ron, a football star. When Lyn arrives, Melanie is not there. Ron forces himself on Lyn. When she resists, Ron throws her on the bed and rapes her. Lyn initially tries to forget about it, but when she does decide to pursue a university hearing, the pressure of Melanie, Ron, and the school is brought to bear...

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A star rating of 3 out of 5.David Parkinson

This carefully scripted and skilfully acted drama should be made compulsory viewing for all potential TV movie-makers, as it shows how to bring a controversial topic to the audience's attention without resorting to either soapbox or soap opera. Director John Gray and his co-writer Beth Sullivan expertly convey the sense of shame, anger and fear felt by a rape victim, intensifying it by the enclosed setting of a college campus and by having the assailant be the boyfriend of the victim's best friend. John Terlesky is loathsomely arrogant and unrepentant, but it's Annabeth Gish's courageous and understated performance that holds the film together.

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Cast

role	name
Lyn McKenna	Annabeth Gish
Ron Cooper	John Terlesky
Rick Fiorentino	Kevin Dillon
Mr McKenna	Paul Dooley
Melanie Fairchild	Kim Myers

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Crew

role	name
Director	John Gray

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Released on1992-10-09LanguagesEnglishFormatsColourAdAdAd

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