25 Dec 1996
Mother
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
One False Step
A comic feature film about an underachieving writer who sets out to write his masterpiece, but is confounded when one of its characters steps into his real life and introduces him to a life of sin and corruption.
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Melissa Lewis Lauren (as Melissa Marie Lewis)
Joe Seely Joe
Krikor Satamian Barry Barani
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