Once You Meet a Stranger

Once You Meet a Stranger is a 1996 American thriller television film directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. It is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock's 1951 film Strangers on a Train, based on the 1950 novel by Patricia Highsmith. In the remake, the genders of the principal characters have been switched from male to female.^[1] It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Theresa Russell, and premiered on CBS on September 25, 1996.^[2]

Once You Meet a Stranger
Genre	Thriller
Based on	Strangers on a Train by Raymond Chandler Czenzi Ormonde Whitfield Cook Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith
Teleplay by	Raymond Chandler Czenzi Ormonde Tommy Lee Wallace
Story by	Whitfield Cook
Directed by	Tommy Lee Wallace
Starring	Jacqueline Bisset Theresa Russell Mimi Kennedy Celeste Holm Richard Doyle
Music by	Peter Manning Robinson
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Michael Filerman
Producer	Phil Parslow
Cinematography	Steven Poster
Editor	Paul Dixon
Running time	96 minutes
Production companies	Michael Filerman Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 25, 1996 (1996-09-25)

Plot

A fading actress, Sheila, finds consolation in a stranger, Margo, during her train journey. Sheila tells Margo of her desire to divorce her husband, and in turn Margo shares her hatred for her domineering mother. They jokingly suggest performing a murder on each other's behalf. But all too soon the joke becomes reality.

Cast

• Jacqueline Bisset as Sheila Gaines
• Theresa Russell as Margo Anthony
• Mimi Kennedy as Connie
• Celeste Holm as Clara
• Richard Doyle as Mr. Anthony
• Robert Desiderio as Andy Stahl
• Kathryne Dora Brown as Skeptic
• Nick Mancuso as Aaron

See also

• Remakes of films by Alfred Hitchcock