''The Lookalike'' is a 1990 American
made-for-television
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie or TV film/movie, is a feature-length film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a television network, in contrast to theatrical films made fo ...
thriller film
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directed by
Gary Nelson based on a novel by
Kate Wilhelm
Kate Wilhelm (June 8, 1928 – March 8, 2018) was an American author. She wrote novels and stories in the science fiction, mystery, and suspense genres, including the Hugo Award–winning ''Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang''. Wilhelm established ...
and starring
Melissa Gilbert
Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1963) is an American actress, television director, producer, politician, and former president of the Screen Actors Guild.
Gilbert began her career as a child actress in the late 1960s, appearing in numerous co ...
and
Diane Ladd. It premiered on
USA Network
USA Network (simply USA) is an American basic cable television channel owned by the NBCUniversal Television and Streaming division of Comcast's NBCUniversal through NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment. It was originally launched in 1977 as Madison ...
on December 12, 1990 and was released on
VHS in 1991.
Plot
Melissa Gilbert
Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1963) is an American actress, television director, producer, politician, and former president of the Screen Actors Guild.
Gilbert began her career as a child actress in the late 1960s, appearing in numerous co ...
stars as a woman grieving about her child who she lost in an accident, when she one day recognizes her daughter in a girl.
Review Summary
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Cast
* Melissa Gilbert
Melissa Ellen Gilbert (born May 8, 1963) is an American actress, television director, producer, politician, and former president of the Screen Actors Guild.
Gilbert began her career as a child actress in the late 1960s, appearing in numerous co ...
as Gina/Jennifer
* Diane Ladd as Mary Helen Needam
* Frances Lee McCain
Frances Lee McCain (born July 28, 1943) is an American actress.
Early life and education
McCain was born in York, Pennsylvania and grew up in New York, Illinois and Colorado in addition to California. She graduated from Ripon College with ...
as Dr. Stamos
* Jason Scott Lee
Jason Scott Lee (; born November 19, 1966) is an American actor and martial artist. He played Mowgli in Disney's 1994 live-action adaptation of ''The Jungle Book'' and Bruce Lee in the 1993 martial arts film '' Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story''. He ...
as John "Charlie" Chan
* Thaao Penghlis as Nikos Lissandros
*Bo Brinkman as Stuart
*April Stevens as Young Gina, Jennifer & Sarah
*C.K. Bibby as Jack Needam
References
External links
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1990 television films
1990 films
1990 thriller films
USA Network original films
Films based on American novels
Films directed by Gary Nelson
1990s English-language films
American thriller television films
1990s American films
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