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A man against capital punishment is accused of murdering a fellow activist and is sent to death row.


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.

Christopher Atkins
Adam Brenner

Amanda Peterson
Valerie

Mary Frann
Susan

James Remar
Louis

Peggy Lipton
Jane Sims

Andrew Robinson
Sheriff Harry Childs

Lar Park Lincoln
Sandy

Robert Walker Jr.
Edgar Perkins

Shelley Smith
Kathy Crowley

Andrew Lowery
James Childs
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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