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1985
1h 56m
TV Movie
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1985

Runtime

1h 56m

Storyline

Three of Ernest Thompson's short plays are presented, each involving a surprise visitor. In the first, "A Good Time," a vacationing California Highway Patrolman visits a young woman in New York who had told him if he ever came to New York, she'd show him a good time. In the second, "The Constituent," a United States Senator drops in on a constituent who has been sending him scathing and profane letters for decades. Lastly, in "Twinkle, Twinkle," a restless housewife who has been writing fan letters to a television soap opera star, receives a surprise visit by him on her husband's bowling night.

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 56m
Apr 30, 1985
Director
George Schaefer
George Schaefer
Production
A+E Studios
A+E Studios
A+E Global Media
A+E Global Media
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

7 Cast Members

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Senator William Blaine (Segment "The Constituent")

Sam Bottoms

Sam Bottoms

Patrolman Rick Selby (Segment "A Good Time")

Eileen Brennan

Eileen Brennan

Amanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")

Patty McCormack

Patty McCormack

Mandy Morgan (Segment "A Good Time")

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

Chas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")

Robert Webber

Robert Webber

Ted Talbot (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")

Kenneth White

Bo Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")

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