Her Hidden Truth Explained

Genre:Thriller
Drama
Director:Dan Lerner
Starring:Kellie Martin
Antonio Sabato Jr.
Ken Howard
Theme Music Composer:Patrick Williams
Country:United States
Language:English
Executive Producer:Stockton Briggle
Pamela K. Long
Producer:Anthony Santa Croce
Location:Nashville
Editor:Victor DuBois
Cinematography:Michael Gershman
Runtime:96 minutes
Company:Ascato TV Inc.
NBC Productions
Network:NBC

Her Hidden Truth is a thriller/drama television film starring Kellie Martin, Antonio Sabato Jr. and Ken Howard. It was directed by Dan Lerner and written by Pamela K. Long, who was also one of the film's producers.[1] The film first aired on Sunday, November 12, 1995 on NBC.[2]

Plot

Young teenager Billie Calhoun is wrongly accused of setting a deadly arson fire that killed her mother and sister. After years in a juvenile detention center, she requests an early release around the age of 18, but it is denied. During the journey back to the center, she escapes the prison van to find the real killer of her mother and sister. Out on her own, she disguises herself and befriends a young cop named Matt Samoni, and together they set out to uncover the truth.[3] [4]

Cast

Background

The film stars Kellie Martin as Billie Calhoun, Antonio Sabato Jr. as Det. Matt Samoni and Ken Howard as Jack Devereaux. Others in the film include Reed Diamond as Clay Devereaux, Bruce Weitz as Lt. Ricky Levine, Cindy Pickett as Laney Devereaux and Gordon Clapp as Father Paul.[5]

Today, the film only remains on out-of-print and hard-to-find VHS, released exclusively in the UK via Sony and Odyssey. The release was on May 14, 1997, almost two years after the original American broadcasting.[6] The film has never received a DVD release.[7] In recent times, the movie can often be found unofficially on DVD.

The film's tagline on the UK VHS release reads "Eight years ago Billie was accused of murder, but who really killed her mother?"[7]

The film was filmed in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]

Her Hidden Truth was created by production companies Ascato TV Inc. and NBC Productions.[8]

Critical reception

Allmovie gave the film two out of five stars.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Her Hidden Truth. Turner Classic Movies. March 23, 2016.
  2. Web site: Her Hidden Truth (1995). IMDb. 21 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Her Hidden Truth (1995 TV Movie) Plot Summary. IMDb. 21 March 2016.
  4. Web site: Her Hidden Truth (1995) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast . AllMovie . 2012-08-01.
  5. Web site: Her Hidden Truth (1995 TV Movie) Full Cast & Crew. IMDb. 21 March 2016.
  6. Web site: Her Hidden Truth (1995 TV Movie) Release Info. IMDb. 21 March 2016.
  7. Web site: Her Hidden Truth [VHS] (VHS Tape – PAL) Kellie Martin, Antonio Sabato Junior: Kellie Martin: Amazon.co.uk: Video |publisher=Amazon.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2012-08-01].
  8. Web site: Her Hidden Truth (1995 TV Movie) Company Credits. IMDb. 21 March 2016.
  9. Web site: Her Hidden Truth (1995) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast . AllMovie . 2013-01-02.