Secrets of a Married Man
1984-09-24 · 100 min · ★ 3.0
A man going through a mid-life crisis, starts patronizing prostitutes. Eventually, he meets a very expensive one and he thinks he has it all. That is until her pimp starts hounding him.
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- Directors
- William A. Graham
- Production companies
- ITC Entertainment, NBC
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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William ShatnerChris Jordan
Michelle PhillipsKatie Jordan
Glynn TurmanJesse
Cybill ShepherdElaine
Jackson DaviesTerry
Dameon ClarkeAlex
Heidi SorensonKelly
Dale WilsonCop #1
Blu MankumaCop #2
Moira Walley-BeckettAngela
Kathryn MacLellanHooker #1
Christianne HirtHooker #3
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