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Director
  
Roger Young

Initial DVD release
  
June 8, 2004

Duration
  

5.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Music director
  
Patrick Williams

Writer
  
Dave Erickson

The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story movie poster

Release date
  
February 13, 2004

Initial release
  
October 26, 2004 (Hungary)

Cast
  
G. W. Bailey
(Det. Gates),
Sarah Brown
(Kate Vignatti),
Dean Cain
(Scott Peterson),
Dan Cashman
(Mr. Whitman),
William Cowart
(Shock Jock),
Roark Critchlow
(Todd Dewey)

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The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story is a 2004 TV movie based on the life of Laci Peterson that stars Dean Cain, Sarah Brown, Tracy Middendorf and Tom O'Brien.

Contents

Plot

The film is told through the perspectives of Scott and Laci Peterson's friends, who trusted and supported Scott until they could not believe him anymore.

Laci Peterson was a pregnant mother-to-be. On Christmas Eve, 2002, she disappeared. Her husband Scott Peterson (Dean Cain), and her family go out to search for Laci, but there are no signs of her anywhere. Months go by, but the media and the public begin to suspect that Scott murdered his wife. The Rocha family support and defend Scott, until Scott's mistress Amber Frey (Tracy Middendorf) comes forward at a press conference and admits to an affair with Scott. The Rochas start to doubt Scott's innocence, especially Laci's mother, Sharon (Dee Wallace), who had always believed Scott to be the perfect husband. Finally, the Rocha family publicly announce that they are against Scott.

In April, 2003, the body of Laci and Scott's unborn son washed up on shore: the remains of a torso later identified as Laci washed up a few miles away from the baby's remains, and the two were officially declared murdered. Scott was arrested.

Cast

  • Dean Cain ......................... as Scott Peterson
  • Sarah Joy Brown .............. as Kate Vignatti
  • David Denman .................. as Tommy Vignatti
  • Dee Wallace Stone ........... as Sharon Rocha
  • G. W. Bailey ...................... as Detective Gates
  • Tracy Lynn Middendorf ...... as Amber Frey
  • Paul Vincent O'Connor ...... as Dennis Rocha
  • Peter Jason ....................... as Ron Grantski
  • Tom O'Brien ....................... as Detective Ross
  • Tim Quill .......................... as Brent Rocha
  • Cindy Hogan ...................... as Kim Peterson
  • Palmer Davis ..................... as Angela Panati
  • Donna Taylor ...................... as Heidi Marnhout
  • Louise Gallagher ................ as Jackie Peterson
  • Joe Howard ........................ as Lee Peterson
  • Tina Molina ......................... as Amy Rocha
  • Dan Cashman ..................... as Mr. Whitman
  • Jackson Jarvis .................... as Sammy Vignatti
  • Erin McKinley ...................... as Babysitter
  • Meredith Leiber ................ as Laci Peterson (uncredited)

    • DVD

    The film was released on Region 1 DVD on June 8, 2004 through Sony Pictures and is rated PG-13. Widescreen format, with subtitles in English, Spanish, French and Thai.

    References

    The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story Wikipedia
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