Today’s movie is a drama with a scene that happens on March
15. Watch it tonight and enjoy.
VICTIM FOR VICTIMS: THE THERESA SALDANA STORY
In 1982 Theresa Saldana is an
American actress living in Los Angeles. When her mother calls and tells Theresa
that she got a call from director Martin Scorsese's assistant about a part, her
husband is concerned that this will again require her to go on location,
requiring a separation. It turns the call actually came from a stalker, trying
to get her address. Theresa takes precautions, but on March 15, 1982 [13:25 to
31:10] when leaving her apartment, she is attacked and stabbed multiple times
by Arthur Jackson, a deranged fan. Many people witness the attack but just
stand around doing nothing until a deliveryman subdues Jackson. She survives
the attack after emergency surgery. Afterwards she and her husband, Fred
Feliciano suffer from depression and post traumatic stress disorder even though
he works as a counselor himself. Theresa is worried about scarring. Since she
can't work, she and her husband start to have financial problems. She meets
with another crime victim and is distraught when she dies. Theresa get to meet
and thank her rescuer, Jeff Fenn which causes her husband to have doubts about
himself and his relationship with Theresa. Theresa testifies at her attacker's
preliminary hearing in a wheelchair amid a media frenzy. Theresa is traumatized
when her injuries are photographed to be used as evidence. Theresa is finally able to move out of the
hospital and her husband quits his job because he's not effective as a
counselor because he spends so much time with Theresa. Theresa and her husband decide to separate.
Theresa learns that Jane Bladow a nurse at the nursing home she is staying at
and whom she disliked for enforcing the home's restrictive rules had once been
the victim of an assault, but had no one to talk to about it. When Theresa
later meets a former school teacher, Miriam Schneider who had also been
attacked, Theresa decides to start a network of former victims to help each
other psychologically recover by being able to talk and support each other.
Arthur Jackson is found guilty. Her support group "Victims for
Victims" attracts a lot of attention and many people who were victims of
crime join.
An unusual docudrama. Sort of
strange in that Theresa Saldana portrays herself in this movie. However, this
film is interesting enough to hold your attention for an hour and a half.
The date is given in the film at
00:05
Producer - Harry R. Sherman
Director - Karen Arthur
Screenplay - Arthur Heinemann
Awards- The Film was nominated
for the Outstanding Achievement in Makeup Emmy at the 37th Primetime
Emmy Awards.
Runtime – 1 hour 40 minutes
Released - November 12, 1984
Starring – Theresa Saldana as Herself, Adrian Zmed as Fred
Feliciano, Lelia Goldoni as Mrs. Saldana, Lawrence Pressman as Dr. Stein,
Mariclare Costello as Jane Bladow, Linda Carlson as Miriam Schneider, Stanley Kamel as D.A. Mike Knight, Philip
English as Arthur Jackson
Copyright by Ivan Walters in 2015
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