Once You Meet a Stranger
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This television remake of Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" (1951) follows the same story, but has changed the genders of the lead characters from male to female. Sheila Gaines is a former child star whose first husband is unwilling to give her a divorce. A chance meeting with Margo Anthony on a train leads to a conversation where the mentally unstable Margo, who hates her mother, suggests that they swap murders, so as to solve their problems. Although she thinks nothing of the conversation, Sheila's life takes a surprising turn when her husband is murdered by Margo. Now Margo wants Sheila to do her part of "the deal." With the police on her tail and Margo constantly in her face, Sheila must find a way out of this tangled web.
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Cast
22 people
Jacqueline Bisset
Sheila Gaines
Known for
Day for Night
Bullitt
Nick Mancuso
Aaron
Known for
Under Siege
Rapid Fire
Theresa Russell
Margo Anthony
Known for
Spider-Man 3
Wild Things
Art Bonilla
Porter
Known for
Return of the Living Dead Part II
Underclassman
Kathryne Dora Brown
Skeptic
Known for
Poison Ivy 2: Lily
Celeste Holm
Clara
Known for
All About Eve
3 Men and a Baby
Mimi Kennedy
Connie
Known for
Mom
Dharma & Greg
Richard Doyle
Mr. Anthony
Known for
Coma
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
Robert Desiderio
Andy Stahl
Known for
Liberal Arts
Gross Anatomy
Matthew Carey
Known for
Creature
Sound of My Voice
Anne Gee Byrd
Judge Lea Cole
Known for
The End of Oak Street
8MM
Peter Haskell
Known for
Child's Play 2
Tommy Lee Wallace Director · Patricia Highsmith Author Peter Manning Robinson Composer
United States release September 25, 1996 · Produced in United States · Production Michael Filerman Productions, Warner Bros. Television Studios
Production
Warner Bros. Television
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Michael Filerman Productions
Production
Warner Bros. Television Studios
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 25, 1996
Theatrical
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