Made-For-TV Movie Club Podcast

Six months after Part 1 aired, Her Final Fury: The Betty Broderick Story Part 2 aired on November 1, 1992. This movie is a continuation of the story about the murders of Dan and Linda Broderick as they slept by Dan’s estranged ex-wife, Betty Broderick. Her Final Fury follows her two trials. The jury must decide if she was an emotionally abused wife (even though they were divorced for several years...

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story Part I was the CBS Sunday Night Movie on  March 1, 1992. More than 18 million people tuned in to watch this “television event.” It stars Emmy-nominated Meredith Baxter as Betty Broderick. After a tumultuous 15-year marriage that produced four children, medical malpractice lawyer Dan Broderick left his wife, Betty. In turn, she torments Dan, and subsequent...

In this episode, KC and Beth review the 1996 tv movie classic, Mother May I Sleep with Danger? Tori Spelling stars as Laurel, a college student who thinks she’s fallen in love with the perfect man. The reality, though, is that he is a liar, murderer, and thief. Though Laurel has a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother,  she will move mountains to try and find Laurel before she...

Once Upon A Texas Train, starring Willie Nelson and Shaun Cassidy, is a Western Comedy that originally aired on CBS Sunday Night at the Movies on January 3, 1988. It is about an aging, paroled train robber who gets his gang back together to rob a Texas Train. With a team of Texas Rangers and a young group of outlaws after them, who will outwit who over $20,000 in gold? IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/t...

The Killing Secret starring Ari Meyers and Soleil Moon Frye aired on NBC’s Night at the Movies on January 6, 1997. It is about a teenage football player named Greg who cheats on his cheerleader girlfriend with a girl “from the wrong side of the tracks.” When the girl gets pregnant, she disappears. The missing girl’s mom and cheerleader girlfriend become friends and uncover that it wasn’t a disappe...

The Last Song first aired on October 23, 1980 on CBS. It is about a woman whose husband is murdered when he accidentally discovers wrongdoing at a toxic waste plant. His wife, played by Lynda Carter, finds tapes that he hid before his death, and now she is a target of the murderers. And in true 70’s tv style, there’s a helicopter chase scene! Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Song_(...

Midwest Obsesssion, aka Beauty’s Revenge, aired on NBC on September 25, 1995. The movie, starring Courtney Thorne Smith and Tracey Gold, is about a Dairy Princess who becomes obsessed with a local farmer. When he snubs her advances and gets engaged to another woman, obsession turns to murder. We also discuss the true crime this movie was based on. Shownotes: TV Tango: http://www.tvtango.com/movie/...

Death of a Cheerleader is a made-for-tv-movie that originally aired on NBC in 1994. It is about Angela Delveccio, a high schooler who desires to be as popular as Stacy Lockhart. When Angela’s attempts to become Stacy’s friend goes awry, Angela kills Stacy. Will she get away with the murder? This is based on a true story, which we will talk about after our review. A Friend to Die For on Wikipedia h...

For this episode, we review A Killer Among Friends starring Tiffany Amber Thiessen, Patty Duke and Loretta Swit. The movie debuted on CBS in 1992. It is about two teenage best friends who have a falling out. And what happens when there’s a falling out in a tv movie? Well, murder, of course! It is based on a true crime, which we will talk about in a new segment at the end of the epidsode. Amazon: h...

SHOW NOTES: Join us and become a card-carrying member of the Made-For-TV Movie Club! For our second episode, we review a movie that aired on NBC on March 29, 1979 called Sooner or Later . It stars Rex Smith who plays a 17-year old aspiring rock star Michael, who falls in love with 13-year old Jessie. (As a side note: We have some new equipment to improve the sound quality from our first episode.)...

Join us for our inaugural episode! We watched and reviewed, Friends ‘Til the End, a TV movie that originally aired on NBC on January 20, 1997. It stars Shannen Doherty, Jason London and Jennifer Blanc. It is a wild ride about a stalker, a band competition, original songs, and sorority storylines that have no bearing on the rest of the movie.  Movie Notes:  IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt011915...

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