
Rescuing Desire
May 14 1996 (almost 29 years ago)Rating
33
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5 reviews
- Director: Adam Rodgers
- Genre: Romance
- Runtime: 1 h 51 m
Toni, a very accomplished social worker and award winning nurse, is engaged to successful physician, Dr Ralph Mallory and works in a hospital run by Ralph's father. Following the death of her teenage son, Toni is acutely aware of how short life can be and is determined to live it on her terms. Van, Toni's best friend also works in the hospital and has been a great support throughout her recent ordeal On the surface, a well adjusted middle class woman in a stable relationship, we are soon made aware of Toni's long term longing for women and her struggle to deal with it and conform. Rescuing Desire takes us through Toni's exploration of her sexuality and Van's efforts to ensure Toni's safety during her self discovery
Top cast

Melinda Mullins

Tamara Tunie

Caitlin Dulany

Lea DeLaria

Allison Janney

Bruce Altman

Matt Levin

Barton Heyman

Ellen Cleghorne

John Christopher Jones

Camryn Manheim

William Hill

Harsh Nayyar

Barbara Haas

Marcella Lowery

Michael Willis

Bruce Katzman

Deirdre Lovejoy