My Letter to George

My Letter to George
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Michael Laughlin
Produced by	Antony I. Ginnane
Written by	Michael Laughlin
Based on	story by Jerzy Skolimowski
Starring	Jodie Foster John Lithgow Michael Murphy
Production company	RKO-Challenge Orinward Limited-Camperdown Produductions
Distributed by	Thorn EMI (video)
Release dates	1986 (video)
Running time	97 mins
Country	United Kingdom Australia
Language	English
Budget	$4.2 million^[1]

My Letter to George (also known as Mesmerized and Shocked) is a 1986 drama film directed by Michael Laughlin and starring Jodie Foster, John Lithgow and Michael Murphy.^[2]^[3]

It was a co-production between Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and USA with RKO Pictures. The film was released and re-released under two other titles: Mesmerized and Shocked.

Plot

An orphaned New Zealand girl marries a much older wealthy businessman. Strains soon develop between them, at great emotional and physical toll on them and those around them, from family and servants, to business and trade associates and clientele.

Cast

Jodie Foster - Victoria
John Lithgow - Oliver Thompson
Michael Murphy - Wilson
Dan Shor - George
Harry Andrews - Old Thompson
Philip Holder - Dr. Finch
Beryl Te Wiata - Mrs. Simmons
Reg Evans - Mr. Simmons
Jonathan Hardy - Burley
Don Selwyn - Joseph
Derek Hardwick - Longwood
George Spoors - Lawyer
Bob Gould - Judge
Jonathan Elsom - Public Prosecutor
Norman Fairley - Bailiff

References

↑ "Production Survey", Cinema Papers, August 1984, pg 259.
↑ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/280903
↑ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p107

External links

My Letter to George at the Internet Movie Database

Films produced by Antony I. Ginnane

1970s	Sympathy in Summer (1971) (also director, writer) Fantasm (1976) Fantasm Comes Again (1977) Blue Fire Lady (1977) Patrick (1978) Thirst (1979)

1980s	Harlequin (1980) Prisoners (1981) Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981) The Survivor (1981) Strange Behavior (1981) Turkey Shoot (1982) Second Time Lucky (1984) Great Expectations: The Untold Story (1986) (mini series) Mesmerized (1986) Killer Instinct (1987) The Tale of Ruby Rose (1987) Dark Age (1987) Initiation (1987) High Tide (1987) Slate, Wyn & Me (1987) The Lighthorsemen (1987) The Time Guardian (1988) Savage Justice (1988) Incident at Raven's Gate (1988) Boundaries of the Heart (1988) The Everlasting Secret Family (1988) Emma: Queen of the South Seas (1988) (mini-series) The Dreaming (1988) Grievous Bodily Harm (1988) Mull (1989) Minnamurra (1989) The Siege of Firebase Gloria (1989) Driving Force (1989) Demonstone (1989)

1990s	Fatal Sky (1990) A Case of Honor (1991) Bonjour Timothy (1995) No Contest (1995) Screamers (1995) The Whole of the Moon (1997) Men with Guns (1997) The Truth About Juliet (1998) Reluctant Angel (1998) Captive (1998) Black Light (1999) Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien (1999)

2000s	Reaper (2000) Torrent (2001) The Hit (2001) (TV movie) Lawless: Beyond Justice (2001) (TV movie) Lawless: Dead Evidence (2001) (TV movie) Sweet Revenge (2002) Blind Heat (2002) The Risen (2003) (TV movie) The Big Red (2005) (documentary) Look @ Me (2006) Ten Dead Men (2008) Screamers: The Hunting (2009)

2010s	Arctic Blast (2010) Metal Tornado (2011) (TV movie) Last Dance (2012) Patrick (2013) Turkey Shoot (2014)

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