The Price of a Broken Heart (1999)
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Inspired by actual events, The Price of a Broken Heart tells the tale of a marriage shattered, and a wife who refuses to play the victim. Joe (Timothy Carhart) and Dot (Park Overall) have been married for nineteen years: They've got three sons, a lovely home, and Joe's career is on the… More Inspired by actual events, The Price of a Broken Heart tells the tale of a marriage shattered, and a wife who refuses to play the victim. Joe (Timothy Carhart) and Dot (Park Overall) have been married for nineteen years: They've got three sons, a lovely home, and Joe's career is on the upswing. But Joe's office assistant Lynne (Laura Innes) has always wanted a perfect family of her own, and now she's convinced that her dream is finally within reach. With cool calculation, Lynne lures Joe into an extramarital affair that spans a passion-fueled three years. Eventually, Joe breaks down and reveals the affair to Dot. Enraged at the betrayal and determined to strike back at the women who tried to break up her family, Dot sues her husband's mistress for $1 million under an archaic North Carolina law known as "alienation of affection." The law was designed to protect husbands and wives from predatory home wreckers, but can it still be enforced in an era where fifty percent of marriages fail anyway? As the trial gets underway, Dot endures humiliation and the media frenzy in a noble bid to show Lynne just how strong true family ties can be. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Paul Shapiro
- Genres
- Drama
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 31, 1999 Wide
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Cast
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Laura Innes
as Lynn
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Park Overall
as Dot Hutlemeyer
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Timothy Carhart
as Joe Hutlemeyer
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Dan Byrd
as Eric Hutlemeyer
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Jenny Andrews
as Faye
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Lisa Arnold
as Joe's Sister
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Dan Biggers
as Judge
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Donna Biscoe
as Phyllis
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Steve Coulter
as Davis
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Shannon Eubanks
as Nancy
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Rhoda Griffis
as Katie
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Deborah Hobart
as Susan
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Edith Ivey
as Joe's Mom
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Angela Mills
as Gloria
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Eric Phillips
as Lynne's Son
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Brett Rice
as Chipper Cox
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Andy Stahl
as Mr. Alderman
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Frank Hoyt Taylor
as Gig Graff
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Brandy Thomas
as Lynne's Daughter
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Rob Treveiler
as Mike
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Libby Whittemore
as Laurette
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Jordan Williams
as Keith Hutlemeyer
- Ray McKinnon
