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1988 | DIRECTED BY MICHAEL MILLER

Necessity

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Movie Stats
Year
1988
Runtime
 100 minutes (1 hr 40 mins)
Certificates

PG-13

6

12

K-3
Select Cast
Loni Anderson
John Heard
Harris Laskawy
Sherman Howard
Dendrie Taylor
Diana Bellamy
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Release Dates
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 US release
3rd May 1988
37 years 8 months 9 days ago
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Directed by
michael miller Michael Miller
Starring
Loni AndersonLauren LaSalle
John HeardCharlie
Harris LaskawyRay Seale
Sherman HowardJack Martinelli
Dendrie TaylorSally Ann
Diana BellamyApartment Manager
James NaughtonRick LaSalle
David SelburgStockbroker
Shaun DukeElliot
Michael NicolosiSeale's Man
Maud WinchesterSeale's Sec'y
Peter SiteriPhillip
Jennifer WeilMarjorie
Janice FullerNurse
Roberta CallahanHairdresser
Kathryn HowellTrish
Paige ShanahanMarci
Lauren ShanahanMarci
Michael ColyarPhotographer
Sydney WalkerPlattsburgh Clerk
Susan DillsRooster Motel Clerk
Shirley SpanglerWoman in Car
Jeanne JensenSoc. Sec. Clerk
Deborah PryorNanny Deborah
John D. SarvissHelicopter Pilot
Hank BaumertEddie
Jennifer WeirMarjorie
Laura Elspeth SpencerMiss Phoebe
Phoebe SpencerMiss Phoebe
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1988-05-03
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