Details

Release year: 1994

Storyline

Hooked on steroids and unable to control his bursts of sudden rage, a police officer keeps his wife under his thumb and routinely abuses her behind the closed doors of their home.

Top credits

Directors

Armand Mastroianni

Writers

Christopher Canaan

Cast

Jaclyn Smith — Donna Yaklich
Brad Johnson — Dennis Yaklich
Hilary Swank — Patty Yaklich
David Lascher — Denny Yaklich - Age 18

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Did you know

• Although Donna's sentence was 40 years, she was paroled after 18 years and is now living free and relocated in another state. In fact, all of the perpetrators have served their sentences and been released.

• To get genuine reactions during violent confrontations with her husband, Jaclyn Smith often requested Brad Johnson to be really aggressive and violent toward her in these scenes, even taking some blows.

• In the movie, Dennis is depicted as having one stepdaughter from his previous marriage. The real Dennis had three stepchildren and one daughter of his own from his previous marriage.