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KurtfromPitts
06-02-2007, 12:11 PM
"Men Are Victims, Too" is a series of TV-movies that deals with physical, mental and spiritual abuse from a man's point of view. In this first installment, "The Escape", Bryan Cranston stars as Doug Morgan, a loving father of two growing girls who is a victim of physical abuse brought on by his wife Pam [Jean Smart]. Doug, after suffering from being slapped, kicked and punched, escapes with the girls to his sister Catherine's house. Judith Light plays Catherine, who advises Doug to seek counseling from her friend, therapist Marianne Sherwood [Marcia Cross], who gives Doug and the girls advice and a new look on life. Also featuring Mika Boorem as Jennifer and Madeline Zima as Samantha, Doug's daughters. Also featured is John Amos as Richard Willis, Doug's boss and friend at the office of a big grocery chain.

KurtfromPitts
06-15-2007, 01:55 PM
During the course of this film, Doug, with help from Catherine [a.k.a. Aunt Cathy to Jennifer and Samantha] and Marianne, forms the Douglas Morgan center for abused and battered men and children to help said individuals. Also, Dave Madden appears as Doug's father, Louis.

KurtfromPitts
06-27-2007, 12:56 PM
"Expulsion And Silence" stars Corbin Allred as Cory Kaiser, a first-year student at a community college who is unfairly expelled for challenging a feminist speaker at a lecture. Also featuring James Eckhouse as his dad Eric, Lisa Vidal as his mom Melissa, Yvonne Zima as Katie, his young sister, Jennifer O'Neill as Karen Zimmer, who takes up Cory's case, and *unknown* as Susan White, the speaker. The film deals with male-bashing and free speech.

KurtfromPitts
06-29-2007, 01:34 PM
Helen Hunt will portray Susan, who explains the way women are treated in movies, TV, and other media. But when Cory and several other students -including two females who agree with him- challenge Susan, she feels she is offended, and demands that Cory be silenced.

KurtfromPitts
06-30-2007, 11:55 AM
Dan Lauria plays the teacher who coerced Cory and the other students in the class into attending the lecture [The teacher is also a relative of Susan's] and Brian Dennehy plays the college president, Walter Alexander, who expels Cory. Also, Macey Cruthird replaces Yvonne Zima as Katie, Cory's sister.

KurtfromPitts
09-11-2007, 01:52 PM
Ryan Merriman appears as David Burton, Cory's friend, who helps organize a "Save Cory Kaiser" rally.

KurtfromPitts
11-23-2007, 02:59 PM
Corin Nemec stars in this latest entry as Warren Mills, a student at a night school class who is raped by a friend of Christine Erskine [Amber Tamblyn]. Christine asks Warren what it's like to be a victim of rape, this results in Warren suffering spiritually and mentally. Also featuring Leigh McCloskey as Warren's widowed stepdad Marcus Siegel, Kevin Spacey as Ed Bolan, who owns the electronics store Warren works at, and Stephen Macht and Shelley Fabares as Christine's parents Ken and Barbara Erskine.

KurtfromPitts
01-11-2008, 03:26 PM
Also appearing in the MOW are Rosemary Dunsmore as Warren's attorney Louise Alton, Robert Picardo as Christine's attorney, David Brandon, John Getz as Warren's Night School teacher Peter Carver, Alexa Vega as Amy, an ally of Warren's, and unknown as one of Christine's friends, who raped Warren at Christine's insistance.

KurtfromPitts
07-25-2009, 11:35 AM
Frankie Muniz and Jane Kaczmarek reunite in this latest entry. Muniz stars as Brock Osborne, a young budding jazz pianist who lives with his supportive mom Denise [Kaczmarek], who calls her son "The new Dave Brubeck", and his younger sister Meredith, played by Nicole Paggi, who is very close to Brock. The family's tranquil life is turned around when Denise's oldest child, Amanda, played by Melissa Joan Hart, returns after her mom threw her out some years earlier. Amanda continues the same violent ways that got her thrown out, such as beating up her younger siblings-mostly Brock-and hanging out with girl gangs. When-with Denise out-Amanda destroys Brock's piano, a devastated Brock answers by stabbing Amanda to death. Also featuring Josh Stamberg as Jack Debbis, Brock's defense counsel, Gail Strickland as Lynne Mowry, a prosecuting attorney, and Alice Hirson as Marie, Brock's aunt who, along with Denise, turned Brock on to music after the accidental hunting death of his dad Richard.

KurtfromPitts
03-13-2010, 12:51 PM
Sarah Schaub takes over the role of Meredith. Also appearing will be John Amos as Paul Anthony, trumpeter and leader of the band Brock performs with [and who recruited Brock], Darius McCrary as Tom Jefferies, guitarist, and Vanessa Lengies as drummer Sandra Cole.