The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story (2004) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Roger Young

Writer (WGA):

Dave Erickson (written by)

Release Date:

26 October 2004 (Hungary)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Dean Cain portrays Scott Peterson, the California man accused of murdering his 8 month pregnant wife, Laci.

Plot Keywords:

California | Pregnant Woman Murdered | Murder | Disappearance | Based On True Story

Cast

G.W. Bailey	...	Det. Gates
Sarah Brown	...	Kate Vignatti (as Sarah Joy Brown)
Dean Cain	...	Scott Peterson
Dan Cashman	...	Mr. Whitman
William Cowart	...	Shock Jock
Roark Critchlow	...	Todd Dewey
Marnie Crossen	...	Elderly Woman
Palmer Davis	...	Angela Panati
David Denman	...	Tommy Vignatti
Cassandra Eller	...	Amber's Daughter
Louise Gallagher	...	Jackie Peterson
Karen Gordon	...	Third Reporter
Annie Hinton	...	Dog Handler
Cindy Hogan	...	Kim Peterson
Joe Howard	...	Lee Peterson
Jackson Jarvis	...	Sammy Vignatti
Peter Jason	...	Ron Grantski
C.S. Keys	...	Jail reporter #1
Angela Lambert	...	Diane Sawyer (scenes deleted)
Heidi Marnhout	...	Donna Taylor
Erin McKinley	...	Babysitter
Tracy Middendorf	...	Amber Frey (as Tracy Lynn Middendorf)
Tina Molina	...	Amy Rocha
Randy Mulkey	...	The Skipper
Tom O'Brien	...	Det. Frank Ross
Paul Vincent O'Connor	...	Dennis Rocha
Tim Quill	...	Brent Rocha
Paul D. Roberts	...	First Reporter
Seema Sueko	...	Jail reporter #2
Dee Wallace	...	Sharon Rocha (as Dee Wallace Stone)
Gary Weeks	...	Jail reporter #3
Suzanne Whang	...	Second Reporter
James Whitson	...	Used Car Dealer
David E. Willis	...	Modesto News Anchor

Also Known As:

The Perfect Husband (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements and brief language.

Runtime:

USA:120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Canada:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Modesto, California, USA

Company:

Sony Pictures Television

Goofs:

Continuity: When the detective closes his cell phone after receiving the preliminary results that the bodies belong to Laci and Connor, the antenna is extended. In the next shot it is retracted.

Tabloid Trash

The very first thing that's wrong with this movie is the fact that it was made. I mean, what we've got here is a movie about a man who may or may not have killed his wife. Intentionally or not I couldn't type too much and give away the ending to this story because the trial of Scott Peterson HAS NOT EVEN STARTED YET! Dean Cain gave a good performance as did many of the other characters. G.W. Bailey I particularly liked. Unfortunately the movie was rather bland and just ends with no resolution what-so-ever. This is tabloid trash that should've waited for a verdict. It was presented fairly, though, not leaning at all towards guilty (I know, I know and I do stand up for innocent until proven guilty but that is not always the what happens in the U.S. system of Injustice.) I smell a `mini-series' done by one of the major networks... someday after the trial actually starts and ends. Had this been a work of fiction, an original teleplay, it wouldn't have been so bad. My grade for this movie, for what was presented on the TV screen and not for anything relating to actual facts of the case: C