The Stalking of Laurie Show (2000)

Name: The Stalking of Laurie Show
Genre: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 2000-12-12
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Mary-Margaret Humes, Jennifer Finnigan, Marnette Patterson, Rel Hunt, Jessica Greco

The Stalking of Laurie Show (2000), directed by Norma Bailey, starring Mary-Margaret Humes and Jennifer Finnigan.

12/12/2000 BR Crime, Drama and TV Movie 1h 40m

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They were the best of friends until they became the deadest of rivals.

Synopsis

A teenage girl becomes entangled in a volatile relationship with a pair of high-school lovers.

Adam SwicaCinematography
Norma BaileyDirector
Robert LowerEditing
Randi RichmondProducer

About the film

The Stalking of Laurie Show (also known by the title Rivals outside of the United States) is a 2000 made-for-TV movie that was directed by Norma Bailey. The movie is based on the true-life murder of Lancaster native Laurie Show.

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Plot

Laurie Show was a naive and trusting sixteen year old girl (Jennifer Finnigan), that became entangled in the lives of Michelle Lambert (Marne Patterson) and her boyfriend Lawrence Yunkin. Laurie was initially befriended by Michelle, who later turned on her after Laurie was beaten up and raped by Lawrence. Believing that Laurie was lying about the rape and that she had pursued Lawrence, Michelle began harassing and stalking Laurie, often with the assistance of friends. This harassment culminated in Michelle murdering Laurie in her home with the help of her friend Tabitha Buck. Laurie's mother discovered the body and Michelle, Lawrence, and Tabitha were quickly arrested. Lawrence pleaded guilty and testified against the other two girls in exchange for a reduced sentence, with Michelle and Tabitha receiving life sentences without parole.

Cast

Mary-Margaret Humes as Hazel Show

Jennifer Finnigan as Laurie Show

Marnette Patterson as Michelle Lambert

Rel Hunt as Butch Yunkin

Jessica Greco as Samantha Gardner

Joanne Vannicola as Tabitha Buck

Richard Fitzpatrick as Uncle Jake

Sandra Caldwell as Mary Rudolph

Don Dickinson as Pete Webster

Polly Shannon as Christine

Dominic Zamprogna as Andrew

Karyn Dwyer as Jennifer

Courtney Hawkrigg as Paula

Jeff Berg as Danny Gardner

Reception

Critical reception for the film was predominantly negative, with both Variety and People panning the film. The Sun-Sentinel criticized the film as "pointlessly violent" and stated that "[t]he only people who should be more ashamed of it than USA and Raphael -- who obviously won't be -- are those who encourage more such trash by watching".

The Stalking of Laurie Show was also criticized for "[distorting] the truth", with an article in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal stating that Lambert was not the "90210-style prom queen" nor Show the outcast that they were portrayed as in the film. The reporter went on to argue that the changes to the film, along with the sexual content "designed only to titillate", was largely unnecessary and detracted from the crime itself.

References

External links

The Stalking of Laurie Show at IMDb

Text from The Stalking of Laurie Show on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stalking_of_Laurie_Show

Trivia

It premiered on December 12, 2000, a Tuesday.
It runs 1h40 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosJaffe/Braunstein Films, The Movie Network, Pebblehut Productions, USA Network, Pearson Television International
CountriesCanada, United States
LanguagesEnglish
StatusReleased