Twisted Desire | |
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Genre | Crime thriller |
Written by | |
Directed by | Craig R. Baxley |
Starring | |
Music by | Gary Chang |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | Judy Cairo |
Cinematography | João Fernandes |
Editor | Sonny Baskin |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Production company | Polone/Winer Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | May 13, 1996 |
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Twisted Desire is a 1996 American crime thriller television film directed by Craig R. Baxley and written by twin brothers Carey and Chad Hayes. It stars Melissa Joan Hart, with real-life domestic partners Daniel Baldwin and Isabella Hoffman. The movie also stars Meadow Sisto, David Lascher, and R&B/pop star Jeremy Jordan. It aired on May 13, 1996, on NBC.[1]
The film is presented as based on real events:[2][1][3][4] the 1990 murders of the parents of 14-year-old Jessica Wiseman. Jessica had her 17-year-old boyfriend, Douglas Christopher Thomas, shoot and kill her parents. Thomas was executed in 2000, when the death penalty for juveniles was still a legal punishment.[5][6]