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Return

When you meet a total stranger, you may have loved him before.

19856.11h 22m

Overview

After reading an article about hypnotic regression, a woman whose maternal grandfather died when she was only three years old contacts the hypnotic subject named in the article believing that he is the reincarnation of her grandfather, and hoping that she can learn the truth about how he died.

Directed by Andrew Silver
Written by Donald Harington, Andrew Silver
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Top Cast

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Ariel Aberg-Riger

Diana at Three

Lee Stetson

Lee Stetson

Daniel Montross

Karlene Crockett

Karlene Crockett

Diana Stoving

Lenore Zann

Lenore Zann

Susan

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Tom Rolapp

Lucky the Mechanic (as Thomas Cross Rolapp)

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Dennis Hoerter

Mechanic's Assistant

Lisa Blake Richards

Lisa Blake Richards

Ann Stoving

Frederic Forrest

Frederic Forrest

Brian Stoving

Anne Francis

Anne Francis

Eileen Sedgeley

John Walcutt

John Walcutt

Day Whitaker

Themes & Keywords

reincarnationhypnotism

About Return

Return is a horror, fantasy, romance film released in 1985 exploring themes of reincarnation, hypnotism. Directed by Andrew Silver, it stars Ariel Aberg-Riger, Lee Stetson, Karlene Crockett. After reading an article about hypnotic regression, a woman whose maternal grandfather died when she was only three years old contacts the hypnotic subject named in the article believing that he is the reincarnation of her grandfather, and hoping that she can learn the truth about how he died.

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