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Fatal Charm

Fatal Charm

19905.11h 30m

Overview

Valerie's prosecutor mom is trying to put away Adam, an alleged serial killer on trial for murdering six women. But he's so charming that the teenage Valerie just can't believe he really did it, and soon they begin sending each other letters. Adam is caught up in a jailbreak and ends up on the run.

Directed by Fritz Kiersch
Written by Nicholas Niciphor
Produced by Jonathan D. Krane, Bruce Cohn Curtis
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Top Cast

Christopher Atkins

Christopher Atkins

Adam Brenner

Amanda Peterson

Amanda Peterson

Valerie

Mary Frann

Mary Frann

Susan

James Remar

James Remar

Louis

Peggy Lipton

Peggy Lipton

Jane Sims

Andrew Robinson

Andrew Robinson

Sheriff Harry Childs

Lar Park Lincoln

Lar Park Lincoln

Sandy

Robert Walker Jr.

Robert Walker Jr.

Edgar Perkins

Shelley Smith

Shelley Smith

Kathy Crowley

Andrew Lowery

Andrew Lowery

James Childs

Themes & Keywords

high schooldeath rowcheerleaderforbidden loveprison escapemurderserial killer

About Fatal Charm

Fatal Charm is a thriller, crime, tv movie film released in 1990 exploring themes of high school, death row, cheerleader, forbidden love, prison escape, murder. Directed by Fritz Kiersch, it stars Christopher Atkins, Amanda Peterson, Mary Frann. Valerie's prosecutor mom is trying to put away Adam, an alleged serial killer on trial for murdering six women. But he's so charming that the teenage Valerie just can't believe he really did it, and soon they begin sending each other letters. Adam is caught up in a jailbreak and ends up on the run.

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