Her Hidden Truth

Her Hidden Truth
UK VHS cover
GenreThriller
Drama
Written byPamela K. Long
Directed byDan Lerner
StarringKellie Martin
Antonio Sabato Jr.
Ken Howard
Theme music composerPatrick Williams
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersStockton Briggle
Pamela K. Long
ProducerAnthony Santa Croce
Production locationNashville
CinematographyMichael Gershman
EditorVictor DuBois
Running time96 minutes
Production companiesAscato TV Inc.
NBC Productions
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseNovember 12, 1995 (1995-11-12)

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]

References

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