Synopsis
In this shocking account based on a true story, newlywed Laurie Wade finds her marriage, and eventually the rest of her life, shattered by her deep-rooted psychotic behavior. The young woman soon begins a terrifying descent into insanity and brings danger to all those around her as she goes from brief "short-circuits" to overtly murderous behavior.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Tom McLoughlinDirector
- Don DavisOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Valerie BertinelliLaurie Wade
- Stephen CaffreyMatthew Wade
- Graham BeckelFrank Kendall
- Jerry HardinMort Webber
- Millie PerkinsEdna Webber
- Justin WhalinPhil Andrew
- Anne RamsayLinda Keaton
- Steven BanksJohn Walt
- Megan CavanaghBonnie Stevens
- John Scott CloughTim Keaton
- Juanita JenningsLillian Foster
- Nancy McLoughlinAmy Moses
Themes
based on novel or bookinsanityillinoisbased on true storymental illnesspsychosisshockingpsychotic breakpsychological descentoverwhelmed