Answers (1985)
Three of Ernest Thompson's short plays are presented, each involving a surprise visitor. In the first, "A Good Time," a vacationing California Highway Patrolman visits a young woman in New York who had told him if he ever came to New York, she'd show him a good time. In the second, "The Constituent," a United States Senator drops in on a constituent who has been sending him scathing and profane letters for decades. Lastly, in "Twinkle, Twinkle," a restless housewife who has been writing fan letters to a television soap opera star, receives a surprise visit by him on her husband's bowling night.
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Ned BeattySenator William Blaine (Segment "The Constituent")
Sam BottomsPatrolman Rick Selby (Segment "A Good Time")
Eileen BrennanAmanda Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")
Patty McCormackMandy Morgan (Segment "A Good Time")
Burgess MeredithChas Potter (Segment "The Constituent")
Robert WebberTed Talbot (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")Kenneth WhiteBo Jackson (Segment "Twinkle, Twinkle")Movie DNA
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Three of Ernest Thompson's short plays are presented, each involving a surprise visitor. In the first, "A Good Time," a vacationing California Highway Patrolman visits a young woman in New York who had told him if he ever came to New York, she'd show him a good time. In the second, "The Constituent," a United States Senator drops in on a constituent who has been sending him scathing and profane letters for decades. Lastly, in "Twinkle, Twinkle," a restless housewife who has been writing fan letters to a television soap opera star, receives a surprise visit by him on her husband's bowling night.
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