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Sans alternative

Original title: Woman Undone
  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
385
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Sam Elliott, Mary McDonnell, and Randy Quaid in Sans alternative (1996)
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Terri Hansen is discovered in the desert beside the blackened husk of her car which contains the charred corpse of her husband. When forensic evidence makes her out to be her husband's murde... Read allTerri Hansen is discovered in the desert beside the blackened husk of her car which contains the charred corpse of her husband. When forensic evidence makes her out to be her husband's murderer, she quietly protests her innocence, but makes no effort to mount a defense. Terri doe... Read allTerri Hansen is discovered in the desert beside the blackened husk of her car which contains the charred corpse of her husband. When forensic evidence makes her out to be her husband's murderer, she quietly protests her innocence, but makes no effort to mount a defense. Terri doesn't expect to be believed. Was it self-defense or murder? While Terri acts strangely indi... Read all

  • Director
    • Evelyn Purcell
  • Writer
    • William Mickelberry
  • Stars
    • Mary McDonnell
    • Randy Quaid
    • Sam Elliott
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.0/10
    385
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Evelyn Purcell
    • Writer
      • William Mickelberry
    • Stars
      • Mary McDonnell
      • Randy Quaid
      • Sam Elliott
    • 10User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Mary McDonnell
    Mary McDonnell
    • Teri Hansen
    Randy Quaid
    Randy Quaid
    • Allan Hansen
    Sam Elliott
    Sam Elliott
    • Ross Bishop
    Benjamin Bratt
    Benjamin Bratt
    • Jim Mercer
    Charles Noland
    Charles Noland
    • Trim
    Cheryl Anderson
    Cheryl Anderson
    • Nina
    Troy Evans
    Troy Evans
    • Mac
    Tara Hartman
    • Miranda
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    Scanlon Gail
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    Georgann Johnson
    • Enid
    Kevin Cooney
    Kevin Cooney
    • Chuck
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    Michael Chieffo
    • Roy
    Trishalee Hardy
    Trishalee Hardy
    • Eileen
    Alex McKenna
    Alex McKenna
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    Patricia Belcher
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      • Evelyn Purcell
    • Writer
      • William Mickelberry
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    4Redbreast777

    Abusive Husband, Cheating Wife, Sleazy Boyfriend .. who do you dislike the most?

    Very minor variations on the age old lovers triangle. There was a bit of hope, but uninspired writing provided cardboard, two-dimensional characters. Even Sam Elliott, who I usually enjoy, comes off flat. To me, the movie was in large part a waste of time UNTIL the last few minutes when a bit of an interesting twist on the ending was somewhat redemptive, moving my 2/10 to 4/10.
    dona000

    The title says it all!

    Teri Hanson(Mary McDonnel)is definitely undone. Teri and Allan Hanson(Randy Quaid) have just moved to California to make a new start and to try and save their failing marriage. Allan is really angry and abusive. Teri is very lonely and she meets Jim Mercer(Benjamin Bratt), a life guard at the pool where she swims. Now Jim is a gorgeous, be-still-my-heart man. He is a gigolo though. Soon things heat up. The story twists and turns from there through out the movie. (Sam Shepard is a handsome lawyer, who's wife has died recently.) It's an okay movie. The twist at the end leaves you with your jaw on the floor and some unanswered questions. I would watch it just for that reason.

    If you are a Benjamin Bratt fan, you have to see it just cause he is drool worthy as the sleazy lover. There are some steamy scenes between him and Mary McDonnel.
    4afterdarkpak

    crap movie about .. cheater wife is always a cheater... aggressive husband stopped using brain.

    I watched this whole movie in fast forward (20 mins tops) , because its gets stupid then more stupid. the only little good thing is ending.

    Even its late 90s movie , so i thought it would be some good direction and story line but yeh i forgot its TV MOVIE. so the director didnt put much effort in it.

    married couple with a daughter moved to small town to REPAIR the broken marriage , because wife was unfaithful , so instead fixing it , she gone AGAIN for some romantic action. this where the movie goes very stupid. means how or why the hek she drops panties soo FAST for hot stud. it gets more stupid , when husband SUSPECT that there is something going on but Ignored the wife like nothing happened and suddenly he got violent ?.

    but anyhow, a little relief in the end. that she got what she deserved.
    1pwpw63

    So bad it was almost good....borderline funny

    I actually thought it was a parody at first... the people in it are pretty good actors. I could not stop watching because it was hard to believe it was continuing to be so bad... dialog stiff, strange, odd... story line pretty close to a laugh...but never quite made it...oh, I'm lying, maybe when we found out she shot her husband to keep him from suffering when he got stuck in a burning car... that was so far-fetched, esp. since she was cheating on him with a young hottie and planned on getting a divorce... wish the writer had dared to take this one over the edge. With more work, it might have been a great parody. Unless you're desperate or a movie masochist, skip this one.
    10gunsonbrenda

    Great movie women undone

    She's a beautiful woman and she's a great actress I love the movie as even randy quid is a great actor himself, I get she had cheated on him but they both did a great job in the movie.

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    • Release date
      • February 4, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Woman Undone
    • Filming locations
      • Inyokern, California, USA(scenes of small town near Sam Elliott's home)
    • Production companies
      • Neufeld Rehme Productions
      • Pictureshow Productions Inc.
      • Showtime Networks
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      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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