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Once You Meet a Stranger
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Once You Meet a Stranger

1996-09-25 · 96 min · ★ 4.2

Thriller · TV Movie

This television remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" (1951) follows the same story, but has changed the genders of the lead characters from male to female. Sheila Gaines is a former child star whose first husband is unwilling to give her a divorce. A chance meeting with Margo Anthony on a train leads to a conversation where the mentally unstable Margo, who hates her mother, suggests that they swap murders, so as to solve their problems. Although she thinks nothing of the conversation, Sheila's life takes a surprising turn when her husband is murdered by Margo. Now Margo wants Sheila to do her part of "the deal." With the police on her tail and Margo constantly in her face, Sheila must find a way out of this tangled web.

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Directors
Tommy Lee Wallace
Production companies
Warner Bros. Television, Michael Filerman Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Jacqueline BissetJacqueline BissetSheila Gaines
Nick MancusoNick MancusoAaron
Theresa RussellTheresa RussellMargo Anthony
Art BonillaArt BonillaPorter
Kathryne Dora BrownKathryne Dora BrownSkeptic
Celeste HolmCeleste HolmClara
Mimi KennedyMimi KennedyConnie
Richard DoyleRichard DoyleMr. Anthony
Robert DesiderioRobert DesiderioAndy Stahl
Matthew CareyMatthew Carey
Anne Gee ByrdAnne Gee ByrdJudge Lea Cole
Peter HaskellPeter Haskell
Sheila KayLolly
Mark KielyMark KielyBartender
Hansford RoweMr. Anderson
Alexandra SmothersAlexandra SmothersFoxy Lady
Nils Allen StewartNils Allen StewartHawker
SymbaFoxy Friend
Gretchen WylerGretchen WylerMrs. Anthony
Neil VipondMr. Cunningham

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