It Was Him or Us
It Was Him or Us, a.k.a. Love and Terror, is an American made for television film which aired on CBS in 1995. It stars Richard Grieco, Ann Jillian, Monique Lanier, and Richard Masur.
The next day Genes mom Maggie comes over and asks Carrie to come have lunch with Gene and her at their house, which she does. While there, Gene apologizes for getting violent and promises to someday marry her and buy a house for her, him, and Jenna but when Gene goes to work later he learns that his boss has fired him because Peggy found out that Gene had a history of violence and reported it to his boss. Gene and Carrie go to Peggys house, where Gene expresses his anger about getting fired, while Carrie calls her mom crazy and blames her for getting Gene fired. As a result, Carrie decides that she and Jenna are going to move in with Gene and his mother.Three months later, Gene, Carrie and Jenna meet Peggy and Walter and the boys in the park to have a picnic, which initially seems to go well, but when Carrie and Peggy take Jenna to a merrygoround, Gene tries to call Carrie but she doesnt hear him. When they return home later that night, he takes his anger out on Carrie, accusing her of trying to ignore him at the park and throwing things around the house. Carrie grabs Jenna and leaves, but as she and Jenna get in the car, Gene comes out with a baseball bat and smashes the windshield. The police come and take Gene to jail, and Walter and Peggy show up Peggy tells Maggie her son is sick, and runs into the house and embraces Carrie and Jenna. The next day, Carrie visits Gene in jail and tells him she wont see him anymore. However, during a Saturday visit to the mall with Scottie, she appears to be having second thoughts about leaving Gene, despite Scotties attempts to convince her otherwise. Suddenly, Gene appears having been released on bail, and violently attacks Scottie. Now realizing her mom was right all along, Carrie tells Gene to leave her alone, and warns him that she can put him in jail for a very long time. ........
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