Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: VHS Tape EAN: 9786303019925 Format: Color ISBN: 6303019927 Label: Starmaker Entertainment Manufacturer: Starmaker Entertainment Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Starmaker Entertainment Release Date: 1994-01-15 Running Time: 190 Studio: Starmaker Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 1990-02-11
Customer Rating: Summary: One that lived in Toms River and knew the family knows Comment: This movie is top notch. True to life, with one exception, the mistress that Marshall had was a real bow wow!!!!!!!!!!!! Her father, Lester Glenn, in which this trial killed due to a broken heart, was the owner of a car dealership. Maria was beautiful, and Sarann was ugly, lets say howled at the moon!!!!!! The oldest son was on set as an advisor to the movie and made sure his mother story was told honestly, not like his low life father's attorney tried to protray her. I watched it then and would watch it again and again Customer Rating: Summary: Still Worth Watching! Comment: I liked this television mini-series. Joanna Kerns is wonderful as the beloved Maria Marshall, the mother and wife, who is beloved by all around her including her three sons, friends, and relatives. Robert Urich plays her husband, Robert Marshall, who arranges to kill her off in order to collect insurance money to pay off his gambling debts. Dennis Farina is wonderful as the tough talking prosecutor. Robin Strasser is great as Robert's mistress who testifies against him in court. We see a great performance by Doris Roberts as well. We have a wonderful cast but they didn't film in New Jersey which would have better explained what happened and why it happened. Here was a family brought together by Maria's love and devotion, torn apart by Robert's lies, infidelity, and selfishness towards his own children. Farina's character states "Give me this guy over Marshall anyway. You know what you get." He is referring to Urich's character who leads a double life. His sons slowly begin to doubt his innocence but they desperately want to believe him. All of a sudden, they have lost not only a mother but a father as well. When one of the son's is asked about whose side he is on, he is clear that he is on his mother's side and the truth no matter how painful the truth can be. This mini-series was one of the better true crime movies off of television in recent years. Customer Rating: Summary: Faithful To The Book Comment: As previously mentioned, Rob Marshall's eldest son was on the set every day... I played the Court Bailiff in this miniseries, and had a great opportunity to chat with all the stars, including the late Robert Urich(who was a last-minute replacement for Donald Sutherland). I find this mini-series totally engrossing, with top notch performances by the cast. It will definately hold your interest!!! Customer Rating: Summary: True To Life Comment: This movie faithfully followed the best seller by Joe McGinnis (Fatal Vision, Cruel Doubt, etc.) and chronicles a desperate man motivated by the twin devils of lust and greed, who arranged for the murder of his wife to collect $1.5 million in insurance. The focus of the film is less on the actual crime than the terrible fallout it produced in his three sons, two in college and one in junior high school, two of whom ultimately come to a realization no child should have to make: The father they believed in and supported did, indeed, arrange their mother's murder. Well acted (Joanna Kerns is particularly good) and directed. Highly recommended. Customer Rating: Summary: FANTASTIC, TRUE TO LIFE STORY. Comment: To the person who wrote the first review...this was in no way a sleazy movie. It was a true depiction of a diabolical self-centered sociopath who killed his wife for greed, and the horrific fall-out.
By the way, this movie also was made with the main character's oldest son on the set as an advisor. Learn your facts.
If you don't like true crime stories, don't waste your money the next time!
