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La rivale

Original title: Beauty's Revenge
  • TV Movie
  • 1995
  • TV-14
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
552
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Courtney Thorne-Smith in La rivale (1995)
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An obsessive small-town beauty queen goes to great lengths to keep the love of her life from reconciling with his ex-girlfriend.An obsessive small-town beauty queen goes to great lengths to keep the love of her life from reconciling with his ex-girlfriend.An obsessive small-town beauty queen goes to great lengths to keep the love of her life from reconciling with his ex-girlfriend.

  • Director
    • William A. Graham
  • Writer
    • Duane Poole
  • Stars
    • Courtney Thorne-Smith
    • Kyle Secor
    • Stephen Fanning
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    552
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William A. Graham
    • Writer
      • Duane Poole
    • Stars
      • Courtney Thorne-Smith
      • Kyle Secor
      • Stephen Fanning
    • 17User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Courtney Thorne-Smith
    Courtney Thorne-Smith
    • Cheryl Ann Davis
    Kyle Secor
    Kyle Secor
    • Kevin Reese
    Stephen Fanning
    • Larry
    Tracey Gold
    Tracey Gold
    • Beth
    Ewan 'Sudsy' Clark
    Ewan 'Sudsy' Clark
    • Mr. McKinnis
    • (as Ewan [Sudsy] Clark)
    Joely Collins
    Joely Collins
    • Cheryl's Girlfriend
    Don S. Davis
    Don S. Davis
    • Sheriff
    Bruce Harwood
    Bruce Harwood
    • Cameraman
    Duane Keogh
    Duane Keogh
    • Hank Fisher
    David James Lewis
    David James Lewis
    • Officer
    • (as David Lewis)
    Kevin McNulty
    Kevin McNulty
    • Minister
    Chris William Martin
    Chris William Martin
    • Jimmy Nolan
    • (as Chris Martin)
    Sheelah Megill
    • Store Manager
    Jenny Mitchell
    Jenny Mitchell
    • Tracy Addison
    Larry Musser
    Larry Musser
    • Mr. Davis
    Michael Roberds
    Michael Roberds
    • Bartender Hal
    Chantal Strand
    Chantal Strand
    • Young Girl
    Meredith Bain Woodward
    Meredith Bain Woodward
    • Mrs. McKinnis
    • Director
      • William A. Graham
    • Writer
      • Duane Poole
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    cdb8ofspades

    Based on a true story

    I will have to check my "archives" at home, but I am sure I have a magazine with an article about this murder and situation. I don't remember the names of the people involved, as the movie may have changed them, but I believe it may have happened in Northern Wisconsin in the 1980's. The magazine had a picture of the obsessed female, a brunette, on its cover, and other pictures inside of the young man and deceased female's family. The three belonged to Future Farmers of America or a similar club, if I remember correctly.

    Unfortunately, I only saw the last 15 minutes of this movie and cannot comment on the quality of it, yet with Tracey Gold, Kyle Secor, and Courtney Thorne-Smith as the leads, I am sure it is worth watching.
    celticra

    Courtney Thorne-Smith is intoxicating -- and SCARY (!) in this very well-made, absorbing tale.

    Courtney makes this above-average TV drama truly riveting with an alarmingly convincing portrayal of a beautiful psychopath. Wow! Thanks to you, Courtney, I may never date a beautiful woman again.
    8phd_travel

    Good cast in a farm country fatal Attraction

    One thing that is hard to accept is that someone as pretty as Courtney Thorne Smith would throw themselves after a man like that. Other than that it's quite a watchable movie. A beauty queen Miss Dairy something sets her sights on a farmer. But he has a Girlfriend. Even though she briefly steals him away he goes back to his old girlfriend. So the pretty wacko gets homicidal.

    Courtney is great over the top wacko. Worth a watch.
    5akemeyer

    Silly Movie, Bad Acting & Dumb Dialogue

    This film is representative of the whole cheesy TV-Movie Genre. Mad beauty queen chases the most clueless farmer in 3 counties. Only reason to see this movie is to see the stellar acting of Kyle Secor as Kevin Reece (clue-less farmer). The chemistry between the two lovebirds, Kevin and fiance, Beth (played by Tracy Gold) was just not there at all but off the charts between the Dairy Queen (Courtney Thorne-Smith) and Kevin. This movie boils down to one thing and one thing only - Bad girl tries to steal good girls boyfriend by hook, crook, tractor-death and strangulation. The entire thing was predictable and trite, give me "Homicide:Life on the Street" any day over dreck like this.
    6MarieGabrielle

    Watch it for Kyle Secor-

    He was in "Homicide Life on the Street" around this time as well. Yes, this movie does represent cheesy, made-for TV drama- but that's the fun of it!.

    Tracey Gold does okay as the favored fiancée, who is murdered by someone in a small mid-western town- the title "Midwest Obsession" is better than the generic "Beauty's Revenge"- interesting that this film was marketed in other countries with a title that seemed to remind us of "Fatal Attraction".

    Courteney Thorne-Smith is the "Dairy Princess" so at least whoever wrote the screenplay has a sense of humor. While this was based on a true murder, I find it hard to believe that kind of contest exists, and the winner drives a zebra-upholstered pink convertible. The scenes at the end, in the "Airstream" RV that Smith lives in are pretty amusing, albeit unintentional.

    This movie proves 2 things 1) My drama teacher said try to find something good in every piece of art or trash-you might learn something and 2) Really good actors can elevate the role to something better. In this case, Secor. All in all, not the worst film ever made. And at least you aren't paying $10.00 to see it in the theatre.

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      While much artistic license was taken in the making of this movie, it is based on the 1989 murder of Lisa Cihaski in Wausau, Wisconsin by 20-year old Lori Esker. Esker's boyfriend, Bill Buss, broke off his relationship with her and began dating Cihaski and they became engaged. Esker left school one night, drove 150 miles to Cihaski's workplace, and strangled her with a belt--Cihaski's own belt. Esker removed Cihaski's engagement ring from her finger and drove back to school in River Falls. Esker pleaded self defense, but the act of strangulation showed intent. She was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in 1990. As in the movie, Esker was the Dairy Princess; Cihaski was a former Homecoming Queen.

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    • Release date
      • September 25, 1995 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Beauty's Revenge
    • Filming locations
      • Cloverdale, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Steve White Entertainment
      • Crescent Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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