23 May 2006
Desperation
When a sheriff arrests a writer, a family, a couple, and a hitchiker and throws them in a jail cell in the deserted town of Desperation, they must fight for their lives.
The Sorrows of Gin
An affluent suburban couple's empty and gin-fueled lives are observed through the eyes of their neglected, eight-year old daughter.
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Edward Herrmann Kip Lawton
John Harkins Trace
Baxter Harris Bill
Eileen Heckart Rosemary
Sally-Jane Heit New Girl
Mara Hobel Amy Lawton
Marcella Lowery Ruby
Charlotte Moore Nancy Bearden
William Prince Carl
Rachel Roberts Mrs. Henlein
Holland Taylor Beverly Trencher
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