{{Short description|1985 American made-for-television film}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = Deadlyintentionscover.jpg | image_size = 180 | image_alt = | caption = | genre = Crime<br />Drama<br />Thriller | creator = | based_on = ''Deadly Intentions'' by William Randolph Stevens | teleplay = Andrew Peter Marin | screenplay = | story = | director = Noel Black | starring = Michael Biehn<br />Madolyn Smith<br />Cloris Leachman<br />Cliff DeYoung | narrator = | theme_music_composer = Georges Delerue | country = United States | language = English | num_episodes = 2 | executive_producer = Allen S. Epstein<br />Ray Green | producer = Neil T. Maffeo | editor = David Blangsted<br />Robert F. Shugrue | cinematography = Reynaldo Villalobos<br />Frank Watts | runtime = 200 mins | company = Green-Epstein Productions | budget = | network = ABC | first_aired = {{Start date|1985|05|19}} | last_aired = {{End date|1985|05|20}} }}
'''''Deadly Intentions''''' is a 1985 American thriller television miniseries starring Michael Biehn, Madolyn Smith and Cloris Leachman.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://letterboxd.com/film/deadly-intentions/#:~:text=It's%20a%20long%203%20hour,in%20order%20to%20have%20her |title=Deadly Intentions (1985) |language=en |access-date=2025-04-10 |via=letterboxd.com}}</ref> A sequel titled ''Deadly Intentions... Again?'' was released in 1991.
==Plot== Charles Raynor, is the outwardly "perfect" doctor husband of Katherine. But Raynor is actually a psychopath, who is carefully plotting the murder of his wife. As the horrible truth slowly dawns upon Katherine, she must find some way to prevent her murder—and to alert disbelieving authorities of her husband's duplicity.
==Cast== * Michael Biehn as Charles Raynor * Madolyn Smith as Katherine Raynor * Cloris Leachman as Charlotte Raynor * Morgana King as Anna Livanos * Jack Kruschen as Alex Livanos * Kevin McCarthy as Reichman * Cliff DeYoung as Garner * Edward Edwards as Tom Horner * Bruce French as Dr. Reston * Robert Clarke as Pharmacist * Dennis Haskins as Airline Attendant * Kimberly Beck as Sally Raynor * Michael Currie as Dr. Lawrence * Sagan Lewis as Barbara
==Inspiration== Based on a true story, ''Deadly Intentions'' first took shape as a book by William Randolph Stevens.
==See also== * List of television films produced for American Broadcasting Company
==External links== * {{IMDb title|id=0088997|title=Deadly Intentions}}
== References == <references />{{Noel Black}}
Category:1980s American television miniseries Category:1985 television films Category:1985 films Category:1985 thriller films Category:American Broadcasting Company original films Category:Films directed by Noel Black Category:American thriller television films Category:1985 American films
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