Rescuing Desire
Toni, a very accomplished social worker and award winning nurse, is engaged to successful physician, Dr Ralph Mallory and works in a hospital run by Ralph's father. Following the death of her teenage son, Toni is acutely aware of how short life can be and is determined to live it on her terms. Van, Toni's best friend also works in the hospital and has been a great support throughout her recent ordeal On the surface, a well adjusted middle class woman in a stable relationship, we are soon made aware of Toni's long term longing for women and her struggle to deal with it and conform. Rescuing Desire takes us through Toni's exploration of her sexuality and Van's efforts to ensure Toni's safety during her self discovery
Release Date
May 14, 1996Runtime
111 minGenres
RomanceDirected by
Adam RodgersWritten by
Catherine May LevinLanguage
EnglishBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released
Cast
Melinda Mullins
Toni
Tamara Tunie
Van
Caitlin Dulany
Evonne
Lea DeLaria
Sadie
Allison Janney
Betsy
Bruce Altman
Dr. Ralph Mallory
Matt Levin
Rico
Barton Heyman
Willard
Ellen Cleghorne
Doris
John Christopher Jones
Jim
Camryn Manheim
Pappa
William Hill
Lenny
Harsh Nayyar
Giuseppe
Barbara Haas
Leah
Marcella Lowery
Jane
Michael Willis
Sid
Bruce Katzman
S&M Salesman
Deirdre Lovejoy
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