'Don't Make Me Go' — A Basic Story With The Year's Most Heartbreaking Ending
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Shattered Dreams (1990)
Charlotte marries John. Things seem ok; John has a good job and he's going up in the world, working for the government. But every so often he loses his temper and Charlotte gets the brunt of his anger. During the 18 year course of their marriage, there are at least 8 incidents of physical abuse and countless of mental. Charlotte's family and friends tell her to leave John but she keeps going back, most likely because he has convinced her that she would be nothing without him. It finally explodes in a big divorce battle balancing on the cases of abuse.
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Charlotte marries John. Things seem ok; John has a good job and he's going up in the world, working for the government. But every so often he loses his temper and Charlotte gets the brunt of his anger. During the 18 year course of their marriage, there are at least 8 incidents of physical abuse and countless of mental. Charlotte's family and friends tell her to leave John but she keeps going back, most likely because he has convinced her that she would be nothing without him. It finally explodes in a big divorce battle balancing on the cases of abuse.
Rating:NR
Genre:Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Written By:
In Theaters:5/13/1990
Box Office:
Runtime:94 minutes
Studio:Carolco Pictures, CBS
Cast
Robert Iscove
Director
Lindsay Wagner
Charlotte Fedders
Michael Nouri
John Fedders
Georgann Johnson
Helen O'Donnell
James Karen
Charles O'Donnell
Ken Jenkins
Hal Witt
Irene Miracle
Elaine
Stan Ivar
Bryan Renehan
Bryan Clark
Martin Ellis
Tom Dahlgren
Judge McAuliffe
Jay R. Ferguson
Older Dotti
Marilyn Rockafellow
Ellen O'Hare
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