Necessity (1988)
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Loni Anderson, James Naughton, and John Heard star in this tense tale of a woman whose life is changed forever after discovering that her husband is a dangerous drug kingpin. Deceived by her husband Rick (Naughton) into believing he is an average businessman, devoted housewife Lauren LaSalle (Anderson) is horrified to learn that he is in fact a high-profile drug dealer with a violent reputation. Upon learning this well-guarded secret, Lauren steals $2 million in cash from her husband, rounds up their daughter, and goes into hiding. But Rick isn't willing to let go of his daughter without a fight, and quickly begins using every resource at his disposal to bring his little girl back home. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Starring:
- Loni Anderson, James Naughton, (more)
- Director(s):
- Michael Miller
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Necessity
Loni Anderson, James Naughton, and John Heard star in this tense tale of a woman whose life is changed forever after discovering that her husband is a dangerous drug kingpin. Deceived by her husband Rick (Naughton) into believing he is an average businessman, devoted housewife Lauren LaSalle (Anderson) is horrified to learn that he is in fact a high-profile drug dealer with a violent reputation. Upon learning this well-guarded secret, Lauren steals $2 million in cash from her husband, rounds up their daughter, and goes into hiding. But Rick isn't willing to let go of his daughter without a fight, and quickly begins using every resource at his disposal to bring his little girl back home. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 93 mins
Complete Cast of Necessity
- Loni Anderson - Lauren LaSalle
- John Heard - Charlie
- Kathryn Howell
- James Naughton - Rick LaSalle
- Harris Laskaway
- Diane Bellamy
- Director(s):
- Michael Miller
- Writer(s):
- Brian Garfield, Michael Ahnemann
- Producer(s):
- Les Alexander, Don Enright
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