Necessity
Brief Synopsis
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A woman discovers that her husband is a drug-dealing mobster. She flees, taking $2 million of her husband's drug money, but she is forced to leave her baby daughter behind. After carefully creating a new identity for herself and altering her appearance, she makes plans to kidnap her daughter from
Cast & Crew
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Michael Miller
Director
John Sarviss
Janice Fuller
James Naughton
Diana Bellamy
Richard B Cella
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1988
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Northern California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A woman discovers that her husband is a drug-dealing mobster. She flees, taking $2 million of her husband's drug money, but she is forced to leave her baby daughter behind. After carefully creating a new identity for herself and altering her appearance, she makes plans to kidnap her daughter from her husband's estate. Meanwhile, he is desperately trying to locate her and exact his own revenge.
Director
Michael Miller
Director
Cast
John Sarviss
Janice Fuller
James Naughton
Diana Bellamy
Richard B Cella
Howard Sherman
Roberta Callahan
John Heard
Dendrie Allyn Taylor
Michael Nicolosi
Kathryn Howell
Shirley Spangler
H Cannon-lopez
Sydney Walker
Erica Enright
Harris Laskawy
R H Wheeler
Michael Colyar
Maud Winchester
Lauren Shanahan
Paige Shanahan
Peter Siiteri
Johnny Harris
Performer
Jeanne Jensen
Susan Dills
Loni Anderson
Hank Baumert
Duke Moosekian
Jennifer Weil
Deborah Pryor
David Selburg
Crew
Michael Ahnemann
Screenplay
Les Alexander
Producer
Pete Altobelli
Makeup Artist
Douglas B Arnold
Sound Mixer
Hank Baumert
Stunt Coordinator
John Beaird
Associate Producer
Richard Bracken
Editor
Richard Briggs
Producer
Jeff Clark
Sound Editor
Elie Cohn
Assistant Director
James Davis
Unit Production Manager
Deborah Edell
Associate Producer
Abra Edelman
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Dulanie Ellis
Script Supervisor
Marietta Englebrecht
Hair Stylist
Dan Enright
Executive Producer
Don Enright
Producer
Ed Fields
Coproducer
Brian Garfield
Source Material (From Novel)
Johnny Harris
Music
Richard O Helmer
Special Effects Coordinator
Michael Hofstein
Camera
Scott A Howell
Key Grip
Charles Hughes
Production Designer
Eric P Jones
Assistant Director
Stan Jones
Music Editor
John Kehoe
Property Master
Roy T S Lee
Titles
Rexford Metz
Director Of Photography
King Nicholson
Camera Operator
Jill Ohanneson
Costume Designer
Cecilia Rodarte
Set Decorator
Luana Speelman
Set Decorator
Norman Stevens
Assistant Director
Russell Vreeland
Unit Production Manager
Larry Wallace
Gaffer
Chuck Waters
Stunt Coordinator
Gary M. Zuckerbrod
Casting
Film Details
Genre
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1988
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Northern California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Aired in United States May 3, 1988
Loni Anderson replaced Jaclyn Smith, who was originally announced to play the lead.
