"When Revenge Is The Only Option"

1998

1h 25m

4.3(3 votes)

Thriller

Action

Overview

A female cop assigned to protect a dead drug dealer's girlfriend from mob assassins takes her to a home for battered wives. When revenge is the only option, the emotionally scarred women are forced to fight back.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Stacie Randall

Stacy

Matt McCoy

Mike

Melissa Brasselle

Toni

Sandahl Bergman

Helen

Leo Rossi

Zigowski

Leslie Ryan

Lisa Wilks

Lydie Denier

Sammy Jo

Rick Dean

Blade

Wanda Acuna

Rita

Paige Carter

Sherese

Creative team

Directed by: Jim Wynorski
Written by: Melissa Brasselle
Steve Jankowski
Produced by: Jim Wynorski
Angela Plasschaert

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