Chase Phillips (Dame Helen Mirren), a lifetime resident of Martha's Vineyard, married Richard (Beau Bridges), and like the area, grew into the upper middle class. Her distaste for ...
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Title: Losing Chase (TV Movie 1996)
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Cast
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| Helen Mirren | ... | Chase Phillips | |
| Kyra Sedgwick | ... | Elizabeth Cole | |
| Beau Bridges | ... | Mr. Richard Phillips | |
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Michael Yarmush | ... | Little Richard Phillips |
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Lucas Denton | ... | Jason Phillips |
| Elva Mai Hoover | ... | Margaret Thompson | |
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Nancy Beatty | ... | Cynthia Porter |
| Rino Romano | ... | Bartender | |
| Simon Reynolds | ... | Instructor | |
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B.J. McLellan | ... | Winston |
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Bunty Webb | ... | Housekeeper |
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Kate Hennig | ... | Katherine |
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Cheryl Swarts | ... | Nurse |
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Ron Gabriel | ... | Jack |
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Chase Phillips (Dame Helen Mirren), a lifetime resident of Martha's Vineyard, married Richard (Beau Bridges), and like the area, grew into the upper middle class. Her distaste for artificiality leads her to a wild breakdown, and Richard dutifully tries to restore their family unit as best he knows how by hiring a "Mother's Helper", Elizabeth (Kyra Sedgwick). Chase is broken, and wickedly caustic towards Elizabeth, until they discover each other's similarities. A strong relationship develops, affecting their personal and familial salvation, and destruction. Written by Lew Jacobs <titus@idirect.com>
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martha's vineyard | flashback | traumatic shock | brother brother relationship | town gossip |Taglines:
A love they never dreamed of. A summer they would never forget.Genres:
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During the finale, when Richard is driving to the ferry, he is wearing a dark blue short sleeved shirt, yet is wearing a long sleeved bleached (white?) shirt after arriving. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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18 August 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$31,176, 8 December 1996Gross USA:
$64,161Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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A surprisingly well directed and acted drama about dealing with losing the grip of reality, and how this affects not only the family, but also the community.
Kyra Sedgwick is hired as a housemaid by a family of four, with two young boys, where the mother has had a nervous breakdown. The arrival of the newcomer slowly changes the situation as the two women with similar background find each other in both similarities and in friendship.
Not only Kyra Sedgwick does great here, but Beau Brisges and as always Helen Mirren does a great job under the direction of Kevin Bacon. The drama is excitingly made, with enough of drama and situations to make the film interesting all way through.