
Lightning in a Bottle
1993-01-07 · 109 min · ★ 5.6
Charlotte Furber gets into an accident in which a man loses his life. She suffers amnesia and everybody thinks the man was drunk and therefore responsible, even his own wife Jean, who befriends Charlotte. But she will be disturbed to find that Charlotte was drunk and caused the tragic accident.
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- Directors
- Jeff Kwitny
- Production companies
- Matovich Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Lynda CarterCharlotte Furber
Dee WallaceJean Markley
Martin KoveDuane Furber
Matt McCoyTroy Hoskins
Stuart WhitmanJonah Otterman
Margaret AveryDr. Sierheed
A. J. LangerMitzi Furber
Michael FaustinoBrad Furber
Julianna McCarthyWilma
Scott MarloweSydney Langley
Carolyn HennesyMarsha Timmons
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