Crowned and Dangerous
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| Directed by | Christopher Leitch |
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| Original language(s) | English |
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| Producer(s) | Rosalie Muskatt |
| Cinematography | Robert Primes |
| Editor(s) | John Duffy |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
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| Distributor | ABC |
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| Original network | ABC |
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Crowned and Dangerous was a 1997 made-for-TV movie based on a true story and starred Yasmine Bleeth, Cassidy Rae, George Eads, Jill Clayburgh and Gates McFadden.
Plot
An aspiring beauty queen Danielle Stevens (Yasmine Bleeth) and her overbearing mother Cathy Stevens (Jill Clayburgh) may have resorted to murder to ensure a win in an upcoming pageant. After the murder of a beauty queen, an investigation reveals the suspects to be the former lover Riley Baxter's stepmother Patrice, rival contestant Danielle, and Danielle's highly ambitious mother Cathy. At the end, it turned out, that the murderer was Danielle Stevens, who was found guilty by the jury and sentenced to lifelong imprisonment. In 1997 at the time of making the film, she was already serving her prison sentence.
Cast
- Yasmine Bleeth as Danielle Stevens
- Jill Clayburgh as Cathy Stevens
- Cassidy Rae as Shauna Langley
- Gates McFadden as Patrice
- George Eads as Riley Baxter
- Oliver Muirhead as Brian
- Mathea Webb as Carla
- Sarah Grace Hubbard as Shannon Dwyer
- Maggie Myatt as Amy
- Angela Lambert as Amanda
- Catherine Staples as Bonnie
- Scott Foley as Matt
- Jack White as Emcee
- David Grant Wright as Kip
- Debbie Grattan as Jeannie
- Fred Ives as Andy
- Tom Hanson as TV Reporter
- Rob Tell as Paramedic
- Dan Malakoti as House Boy
- Milton Greenberg
- Troy Evans
- Lily Knight
Production credits
- Tony Danza and Diana Kerew (Executive producers)
- Christopher Leitch (Director)
- Alan Hines, Carey Hayes and Chad Hayes (Writers)
- Jack Mongan and Troy Westergaard (Associate producers)
- Rosalie Muskatt (Producer)
- Stu Segall (Supervising producer)
Judith Verno and Rachel Verno (Co-producers)
External links
- Crowned and Dangerous at the Internet Movie Database
- Crowned and Dangerous at AllMovie
- Crowned and Dangerous at Rotten Tomatoes