
Over the Wire
1996-05-21 · 88 min · ★ 3.5
Bruce is a telephone lineman who accidentally overhears a murder plot. When 911 informs him that there is nothing that they can do about it, he takes matters into his own hands, and gets entangled in a world of sex and mystery.
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- Fred Olen Ray
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- United States of America
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- Released
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Tim AbellMark
Ross HagenDetective Jackson
Landon HallSusan
Shauna O'BrienRachel
Griffin DrewSally
Brinke StevensJenny
Kimberly BlairSascha
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