Necessity (1988)

★ 4.0 1h 40m IMDb
Drama Crime
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A model discovers her wealthy husband is a dangerous drug dealer. She leaves him, taking along two million dollars of his money, but what she really wants is custody of their daughter. She hatches a plan to abduct her daughter and take her to safety. Meanwhile, her husband dispatches someone to find and eliminate her.

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Loni Anderson
Loni Anderson as Lauren LaSalle Died 2025 · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA Loni Kaye Anderson (August 5, 1945 – August 3, 2025) was an American actress who played the role of Jennifer Marlowe on the television sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati. Anderson was born in St. Paul, Minnes...
Diana Bellamy
Diana Bellamy as Apartment manager Died 2001 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Michael Colyar
Michael Colyar as Photographer Age 69 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Michael Colyar (Michael K. Colyar) – American actor, comedian, and author, born 9 February 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. Raised in the Robert Taylor Homes public housing project on Chicago's South Side.
John Heard
John Heard as Charlie Died 2017 · Washington, District of Columbia, USA John Heard Jr. (March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017) was an American actor. Heard made his debut appearance in film with the ensemble Between the Lines (1977).
Sherman Howard
Sherman Howard as Jack Martinelli Age 77 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Sherman Howard (born June 11, 1949) is an American actor and writer, best known for his iconic performance as the zombie Bub in George A. Romero’s "Day of the Dead" (1985), as well as for his recurrin...
Kathryn Howell
Kathryn Howell as Trish Age 79 · Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Director Michael Miller
Cast Loni Anderson, Hank Baumert, Diana Bellamy, Roberta Callahan, Michael Colyar, John Heard, Sherman Howard, Kathryn Howell, Harris Laskawy, James Naughton

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