Linda (1993 film)

Linda is a 1993 American made-for-television crime drama film based on a novella by John D. MacDonald. It is the second adaptation of that work.

Linda
Genre	Crime Drama Thriller
Based on	Linda by John D. MacDonald
Written by	Nevin Schreiner
Directed by	Nathaniel Gutman
Starring	Richard Thomas Virginia Madsen Ted McGinley
Music by	David Michael Frank
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Bob Roe
Production locations	Kure Beach, North Carolina Whiteville, North Carolina Wilmington, North Carolina
Cinematography	Bryan England
Editor	Karen I. Stern
Running time	100 minutes
Production company	Wilshire Court Productions
Original release
Network	USA Network
Release	October 8, 1993 (1993-10-08)

Plot summary

Two couples, the Cowleys (Paul and Linda) and the Jeffries (Brandon/"Jeff" and Stella), have been friends for about a year. They spend so much time together they decide to vacation together in Florida. Jeff and Linda are secretly having an affair. They spend so much time together that their spouses become suspicious. Events spiral out of control. Linda decides to speed up Brandon's vow about "till death us do part" by shooting Stella dead with his consent. But Paul, who also gets shot, isn't going down so easily. The one innocent person is then framed for murder but luckily finds an ally in a local police officer who is determined to expose the truth.

Cast

• Virginia Madsen as Linda Cowley
• Richard Thomas as Paul Cowley
• Ted McGinley as Brandon "Jeff" Jeffries
• Laura Harrington as Stella Jeffries
• T.E. Russell as David Hill
• J. Don Ferguson as Davis Vernon
• Richard K. Olsen as Journeyman
• David Dwyer as Dike Matthews
• Michael Goodwin as Carl Shepp
• Maria Howell as Shirley
• Vito Mirabella as Vito

External links

• Linda at IMDb