I rented this on VHS several years ago and after seeing some news stories on shows such as 20/20 and NBC Dateline, I was disturbed to see so many parallels between the real situations of date-rape victims and this film.
Annabeth Gish is an excellent actress; she was very effective as Lyn, a stand-up pre-med student who is determined to assert her rights despite the pressures of her best friend, the school's athletics department, and even its administration! John Terlesky was also effective as the loathsome Ron - a man who genuinely seemed to have no conscience. Annabella Price was good as ADA Rumson, who decides to prosecute Ron to send a message to the university that they cannot protect rapists on campus.
Several aspects of this TV film were especially disturbing because of the parallels I had learned about through the news. The most glaring was that the university administration leaped to the defense of its star athlete, even taking disciplinary action against Lyn on frivolous grounds to exact revenge for bringing a complaint against their football star. What was even more appalling was when Lyn's dad met with the university chancellor, and he hinted that unless Lyn dropped the complaint, she would not receive favorable references to medical school! Another thing that made my skin crawl was the football coach trying to bully Lyn into silence, and then perjuring himself in court when questioned about it.
This TV film shows just what 'date rape' can really be about. It should be required viewing for senior high-school & college students.
Annabeth Gish is an excellent actress; she was very effective as Lyn, a stand-up pre-med student who is determined to assert her rights despite the pressures of her best friend, the school's athletics department, and even its administration! John Terlesky was also effective as the loathsome Ron - a man who genuinely seemed to have no conscience. Annabella Price was good as ADA Rumson, who decides to prosecute Ron to send a message to the university that they cannot protect rapists on campus.
Several aspects of this TV film were especially disturbing because of the parallels I had learned about through the news. The most glaring was that the university administration leaped to the defense of its star athlete, even taking disciplinary action against Lyn on frivolous grounds to exact revenge for bringing a complaint against their football star. What was even more appalling was when Lyn's dad met with the university chancellor, and he hinted that unless Lyn dropped the complaint, she would not receive favorable references to medical school! Another thing that made my skin crawl was the football coach trying to bully Lyn into silence, and then perjuring himself in court when questioned about it.
This TV film shows just what 'date rape' can really be about. It should be required viewing for senior high-school & college students.