The Amy Fisher Story (1993)

Directed by

Andy Tennant

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This TV movie shows the story of a teenage girl who becomes involved with an older married man. She eventually shoots the man's wife and is convicted for the crime.

tensemelancholicdramaticdisturbingemotionalbleakintimate

What happens

The Amy Fisher Story is a 1993 American television film dramatizing the events surrounding Amy Fisher's abuse as a teen by Joey Buttafuoco and her eventual conviction for aggravated assault for shooting Buttafuoco's wife. The film was produced by ABC and originally aired on that network; in 1993, it was released on VHS and in 2001 on DVD. The film stars 17-year-old Drew Barrymore, as Amy Fisher. Anthony John Denison portrayed Joey Buttafuoco. It aired the same night and time as another movie on Amy Fisher starring Alyssa Milano for CBS. The ABC film garnered higher TV ratings and critical praise than the CBS version. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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