The Other Lover

The Other Lover is a 1985 American made-for-television drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and executive produced by Larry A. Thompson.

The Other Lover
Genre	Drama
Written by	Judith Parker
Story by	Deborah Amelon (as Deborah Amelon-Huddy) Robert Kosberg Larry A. Thompson
Directed by	Robert Ellis Miller
Starring	Lindsay Wagner Jack Scalia
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Larry A. Thompson
Producer	Hugh Benson
Cinematography	Fred Koenekamp (as Fred J. Koenekamp)
Editor	J. Terry Williams
Running time	100 min.
Production companies	Larry A. Thompson Productions Columbia Pictures Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 24, 1985 (1985-09-24)

Plot

Jack Hollander is a novelist, infuriated with his publicists for putting a soft-porn cover on his latest novel. He confronts marketing director Claire Fielding and demands to know what the cover has to do with the book itself. She admits she didn't read the book before deciding what cover should be used, but assures him it will only help selling the book.

Despite their strong different opinions, they became lovers and start an affair. The problem is Claire is already married to Peter and has two children, Alson and Maggie. Claire is torn between choosing Jack and Peter. With Peter, she has a steady and quite happy marriage. However, the romance has been gone for a long time and all they do is worry about the bills and children. If she chooses Jack, she has a passionate and rejuvenating affair, without assurance of what the future will offer.^[1]

Release

The movie debuted on the CBS on the evening of Tuesday, September 24, 1985.^[1]

Cast

• Lindsay Wagner as Claire Fielding
• Jack Scalia as Jack Hollander
• Max Gail as Sal
• Millie Perkins as Kate
• John Bennett Perry as Peter Fielding
• Shannen Doherty as Alson Fielding
• Jaime Lyn Hart as Maggie Fielding