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Necessity (1988)

Necessity

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PG-13

1h 32m

Action, Crime, Drama

May 3rd, 1988

4.6/10

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Synopsis

A model discovers her wealthy husband is a dangerous drug dealer. She leaves him, taking along two million dollars of his money, but what she really wants is custody of their daughter. She hatches a plan to abduct her daughter and take her to safety. Meanwhile, her husband dispatches someone to find and eliminate her.

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Cast

Loni Anderson
Lauren LaSalle
Harold Cannon
Cuban
John Heard
Charlie
Harris Laskawy
Ray Seale
Sherman Howard
Jack Martinelli
Dendrie Taylor
Sally Ann
Diana Bellamy
Apartment Manager
James Naughton
Rick LaSalle
David Selberg
Stockbroker
Shaun Duke
Elliot
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Directors

Michael Miller
directed by
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Producers

Les Alexander
producer (produced by)
John Beaird
associate producer
Richard Briggs
supervising producer
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Writers

Brian Garfield
novel
Michael Ahnemann
teleplay
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Taglines

She Had No Choice - Kill Or Be Killed

Keywords

revenge
pilot
based on novel
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Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

January 1st, 1989 (Netherlands) (video premiere)
May 3rd, 1988 (United States of America)
May 3rd, 1988 (United States of America) theatrical
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Alternative Titles

Necessity (original title)
Resgate Fatal (Brazil)
Nécessité (Canada) (French title)
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Running Times

92 min
100 min ((USA))

Sound Mixes

Stereo

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

C.B.S.
Barry & Enright Productions
Barry & Enright/Alexander Productions

Distribution Companies

Astral Video (Canada)
Excellent Video (Netherlands)
Academy Entertainment (United States of America)
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