The Stranger Beside Me (film)

The Stranger Beside Me is a 1995 American made for television movie that stars Tiffani Amber Thiessen as a young newlywed who suspects her charming husband Eric Close is not as charming or innocent as he seems. Directed by Sandor Stern. Though this film shares a title with a book about Ted Bundy, it is not based on or inspired by the serial killer.

Jennifer Morgan Tiffani Amber Thiessen is a young painter who has secluded herself from the world since being raped two years earlier. At a family party she meets Chris Gallagher Eric Close, who falls in love with her. She is reluctant to be intimate with him, but he convinces her to marry him, by which she hopes to let go of her tragic past. Shortly after the ceremony, Chris 17yearold cousin Dana Alyson Hannigan warns Jennifer that she wont be happy with him, but Jennifer doesnt listen. Because Chris has recently joined the Navy, Jennifer agrees to move with him to the seaside, where she befriends Nancy Halloran Lorrie Morgan.Shortly after, Gina Corbet Suzanne Turner, a neighbor, becomes the victim of a peeping tom and is later raped by a masked man. Most women of the neighborhood leave in panic, but Chris dismisses the danger and convinces Jennifer that they are overreacting. Meanwhile, Chris dark side is starting to emerge and he becomes more violent and possessive. Jennifer finds out that Chris has been released from his Navy duty after threatening to kill himself. When she confronts him, he accuses her of being a spy. The same night, he is arrested for voyeurism. Chris pleads guilty to the charges, and agrees to a discharge from the Navy. ........

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