Passion Fish

Dec 11, 1992

2h 15m

★ 6.9

Have you ever dreamed of escaping to a place where you can begin again?

Overview

After an accident leaves her a paraplegic, a former soap opera star struggles to recover both emotionally and mentally, until she meets her newest nurse, who has struggles of her own.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Atchafalaya

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Cast

May-Alice Culhane

Mary McDonnell

Chantelle

Alfre Woodard

Sugar LeDoux

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Rennie

David Strathairn

Reeves

Leo Burmester

Ti-Marie

Nora Dunn

Precious

Mary Portser

Rhonda / Dawn

Angela Bassett

Kim

Sheila Kelley

Nina

Nancy Mette

Nurse Quick

Lenore Banks

Max

Will Mahoney

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