Final Appeal

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Final Appeal ★★½ 1993 (PG-13)

Christine Biondi (Williams) is an abused wife, living in terror of her drugaddicted doctor husband, Ed. When Christine walks in on Ed and his mistress, she's forced to kill him in selfdefense. But Ed's mistress swears it was murder and Christine's on trial. Now her only chance is her harddrinking lawyer brother Perry (Dennehy)—who doesn't believe her story. Factbased made for TV fare. 94m/C VHS . JoBeth Williams, Brian Dennehy, Lindsay Crouse, Tom Mason, Eddie Jones, Ashley Crow, Betsy Brantley, Michael Beach; M: Charles Bernstein. TV