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21 November 1995 (USA) moreGenre:
DramaUser Comments:
Effective in shedding light on the victim mentality moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ann Jillian | ... | Peggy Pomeroy |
| Richard Grieco | ... | Gene Shepard |
| Monique Lanier | ... | Carrie Wilson |
 | Wil Wheaton | ... | Scottie |
| Lorraine Toussaint | ... | Lt. Washington |
 | Bette Ford | ... | Maggie Shepard |
| Richard Masur | ... | Walter Pomeroy |
| Star Herrmann | ... | Louise Salinger |
| Brooke Ashley | ... | Jenna Wilson |
 | Spencer Treat Clark | ... | Jesse Pomeroy |
 | David Gallagher | ... | Stevie Pomeroy |
| Thomasyn Harlow | ||
| Elizabeth Hansen | ||
 | Leo Geter | ||
| Scott Wilkinson |
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95 minCountry:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
StereoFilming Locations:
Salt Lake City, Utah, USAFun Stuff
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Crew or equipment visible: During one of the scenes, when Gene first enters Carrie's house with a gun, he holds Carrie and her mother at gunpoint on the couch. During this particular scene, a black item appears on Carrie's chest which most likely a microphone. moreFAQ
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Either Him or Us, a 1995 t.v. movie, is most effective in shedding light on the victim mentality, specifically, how easy it is for women to fall prey to seemingly well meaning men who are nothing more than wife beaters. Ann Jillian plays a woman, herself a victim of wife abuse, who battles the obsessive, violent boyfriend of her granddaughter, played by Monique Lanier. The film works in showing Lanier's belief that her boyfriend's passion for her is what is also responsible for his violent ways, and director Iscove succeeds in creating this conflict.
All performances are strong, especially Richard Grieco's, who is terrific in portraying the subtlety of his character's obsession.
Unfortunately, his character, and performance, go over the top in the last third of the film, as he gets even more deranged and the film lapses into too familiar territory. Thus, much interest and psychology are lost to a more derivative format typical of many movies about obsessive love.
Worth seeing, nonetheless, for the performances.