Sweet Revenge

Oct 31, 1984

1h 43m

★ 6.0

Overview

While a major in the U.S. Army, Joe Cheever has a fling with his commanding officer's daughter that results in a pregnancy. Cheever convinces the girl to have an illegal abortion. The abortion goes wrong and the girl dies. To protect his career, Cheever implicates Captain Dennison whose life is thereby ruined. Years later, the Captain's now grown-up sister Katherine marries Army Major Alex Breen, and is stunned to learn his commanding officer is the now Colonel Cheever. She becomes obsessed with getting revenge for the sake of her dead brother.

Genres

Drama

TV Movie

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Cast

Col. Joseph Cheever

Kevin Dobson

Katherine Dennison Breen

Kelly McGillis

Maj. Alex Breen

Alec Baldwin

Anne Haggarty Cheever

Savannah Smith Boucher

Maj. Frank Hollins

Wings Hauser

Soldier (uncredited)

John Richard Petersen

Vicki Teague

Alfre Woodard

Capt. Paul Dennison

Merritt Butrick

Gen. George Markham

Richard Bradford

Maj. Bill Teague

Rick Fitts

Debbie Markham

Helen Hunt

Sen. Arthur Hagerty

Dana Elcar

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